Greek · Strong's G1941 · Verb
ἐπικαλέω
epikaleō
to call (on)/name
31times used
31verses
9books
How it's translated
- calling on5
- having been called4
- is called4
- they called on1
- was called1
- they shall call upon1
- he was calling out1
- is being called1
Definition
ἐπι-καλέω, -ῶ
[in LXX chiefly for קָרָא ;]
1. to call, name, surname: with accusative (cl.), Mat.10:25; pass., Act.1:23 4:36 10:5, 18 10:22 11:13 12:12, 25, Heb.11:16; τ. ὄνομα, before ἐπί (denoting possession, as Heb. עַל. . שֻׁם קָרָא), Act.15:17 (LXX), Jas.2:7 (see. CB on Amo.9:12).
2. Mid. (so also act.; cl., LXX), to call upon, invoke, appeal to (θεόν, θεούς, Hdt., Xen., al.; cf. Deiss., LAE, 426): Καίσαρα (Σεβαστόν, Act.25:25), Act.25:11-12, 21 26:32 28:19; sc. τ. Κύριον Ἰησοῦν, Act.7:59; μάρτυρα (cl.) τ…
Where it appears
- Acts20
- Romans3
- Matthew2
- 1 Corinthians1
- 2 Corinthians1
- 2 Timothy1
- Hebrews1
- James1
- 1 Peter1
Every verse
English previews: World English Bible. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.