Greek Word Study · Strong’s G4377
προσφωνέω
prosphōneō · “to call to/summon”
Used 7 times across 3 books
Definition
προσ-φωνέω, -ῶ
[in LXX: 1Es.2:21 Est.6:6 Est.6:22, 2Ma.15:15 * ;]
1. to address, call to; in cl., with accusative of person(s), with dupl. accusative (cf. 2Mac, l.with); absol. (Hom., Od., v, 159, al.): Act.21:40 In late writers, with dative of person(s): Mat.11:16, Luk.7:32 13:12 23:20, Act.22:2.
2. to call by name, summon: with accusative (as in cl.), Luk.6:13.†
[in LXX: 1Es.2:21 Est.6:6 Est.6:22, 2Ma.15:15 * ;]
1. to address, call to; in cl., with accusative of person(s), with dupl. accusative (cf. 2Mac, l.with); absol. (Hom., Od., v, 159, al.): Act.21:40 In late writers, with dative of person(s): Mat.11:16, Luk.7:32 13:12 23:20, Act.22:2.
2. to call by name, summon: with accusative (as in cl.), Luk.6:13.†
Where it appears
Matthew1
Luke4
Acts2
In the text
Matthew 11:16But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,Luke 6:13And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;Luke 7:32They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.Luke 13:12And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.Luke 23:20Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.Acts 21:40And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,Acts 22:2(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
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