Bid, Bidden, Bade, Bid again

"to call," often means "to bid," in the sense of "invite," e.g., Mat 1:22-4, Mat 1:22-9, Luk 1:14-10, Luk 14:13, RV; Rev 19:9, RV. See CALL, NAME, SURNAME.

"to command," is translated "bid" in Mat 14:28, only. See COMMAND, No. 5. Compare the synonym entello, "to command."

used as the aorist tense of lego, "to speak, to say," sometimes has the meaning of "commanding, or bidding," and is translated "bid," or "bade," e.g., in Mat 16:22, Mat 23:3, Luk 10:40, Luk 9:54, AV, "command," RV, "bid;" Act 11:12; "bidding," Act 22:24, RV. See SAY, SPEAK.

"to bid again, invite in turn," is found in Luk 14:12.

Notes: (1) Lego, "to say," is translated "bid" and "biddeth" in the AV of 2Jo 1:1-11; RV, "give (him no greeting)," "giveth (him greeting)". See GREETING.

(2) In Mat 1:24, prostasso, "to command," is translated "had bidden," AV; RV, "commanded." See COMMAND.