Gloss
(act./pass.) to call (upon), name, be named; (mid.) appeal to, call upon for aid
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἐπικαλέω
Greek transliteration
epikaleō
Simplified transliteration
epikaleo
Principal Parts
ἐπικαλέσω, ἐπεκάλεσα, -, ἐπικέκλημαι, ἐπεκλήθην
Numbers
Strong's number
1941
GK Number
2126
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
30
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
cv-1d(2b)
Definition
pluperfect, ἐπεκέκλητο (3 sg), to call on; to attach or connect a name, Acts 15:17; Jas. 2:7; to attach an additional name, to surname, Mt. 10:3; pass. to receive an appellation or surname, Heb. 11:16; mid. to call upon, invoke, 2 Cor. 1:23; to appeal to, Acts 25:11, 12, 21
Greek-English Concordance for ἐπικαλέω
| 2 Corinthians 1:23 | I call (epikaloumai | ἐπικαλοῦμαι | pres mid ind 1 sg) God as a witness against my soul, that it was to spare you that I did not come again to Corinth. |
| 2 Timothy 2:22 | So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call upon (epikaloumenōn | ἐπικαλουμένων | pres mid ptcp gen pl masc) the Lord out of a clean heart. |
| Hebrews 11:16 | But as it is, they were longing for a better homeland, that is, a heavenly one. For this reason God is not ashamed to (epikaleisthai | ἐπικαλεῖσθαι | pres pass inf ) be (epikaleisthai | ἐπικαλεῖσθαι | pres pass inf ) called (epikaleisthai | ἐπικαλεῖσθαι | pres pass inf ) their God, for he has prepared a city to receive them. |
| James 2:7 | Are they not the ones who are blaspheming the honorable name by (epiklēthen | ἐπικληθέν | aor pass ptcp acc sg neut) which you were called (epiklēthen | ἐπικληθέν | aor pass ptcp acc sg neut)? |
| 1 Peter 1:17 | And if you (epikaleisthe | ἐπικαλεῖσθε | pres mid ind 2 pl) call (epikaleisthe | ἐπικαλεῖσθε | pres mid ind 2 pl) upon (epikaleisthe | ἐπικαλεῖσθε | pres mid ind 2 pl) him as Father who judges impartially according to the work of each, conduct yourselves with fear during the time of your exile, |
