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Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #4377 - προσφωνέω

Transliteration

prosphōnéō

Phonetics

pros-fo-neh'-o

Origin

from (G4314) and (G5455)

Parts of Speech

verb

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

to call to, to address by calling
to call to one's self, summon

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (7)

Matthew 1

Luke 4

Acts 2

BSB (7)

Matthew 1

Luke 4

Acts 2

CSB (7)

Matthew 1

Luke 4

Acts 2

ESV (7)

Matthew 1

Luke 4

Acts 2

KJV (8)

Matthew 1

Luke 5

Acts 2

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (12)

Matthew 2

Luke 7

Acts 3

N95 (8)

Matthew 1

Luke 5

Acts 2

NAS (12)

Matthew 1

Luke 5

Acts 2

NLT (7)

Matthew 1

Luke 7

Acts 3

WEB (6)

Luke 4

Acts 2

YLT (7)

Matthew 1

Luke 4

Acts 2

ASV (7)

call 1

call unto 1

he called 2

he spake 1

he spake unto 1

spake 1

BSB (7)

addressed 1

and he addressed them 1

calling out 2

he called 1

he called her over 1

him speak to 1

CSB (7)

addressed 2

addressing 1

calling 1

out 2

summoned 1

ESV (7)

addressed 2

addressing 1

called 1

calling 2

over 1

KJV (8)

called 2

calling 2

spake 3

them 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (12)

addressed 1

addressing 1

call 1

called 2

calling 1

out 1

over 1

spoke 1

to 3

N95 (8)

addressed 1

addressing 1

call 2

called 2

over 1

spoke 1

NAS (12)

addressed 1

addressing 1

call 2

called 2

out 1

over 1

spoke 1

to 3

NLT (7)

addressed 1

complain 2

over 1

speaking 1

together 1

with 1

WEB (6)

call 1

he called 2

he spoke 1

he spoke to 1

spoke 1

YLT (7)

and calling to their comrades 1

called 1

calling 1

did call [her] near 1

he called near 1

he spake 1

he was speaking 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

V-AAI-3S 4

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAP-DPN 1

V-PAP-NPN 1

ANT

V-AAI-3S 4

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAP-DPN 2

BEZ

V-AAI-3S 4

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAP-DPN 1

V-PAP-NPN 1

BGB

V-AAI-3S 3

V-IAI-3S 2

V-PAP-DPN 2

BMT

V-AAI-3S 3

V-IAI-3S 2

V-PAP-DPN 2

BYZ

V-AAI-3S 4

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAP-DPN 2

ELZ

V-AAI-3S 4

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAPDPN 1

V-PAPNPN 1

NA26

V-3AAIS 4

V-3IAIS 1

V-PAPDPN 1

V-PAPNPN 1

SBL

V-AAI-3S 4

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAP-DPN 2

SCV

V-AAI-3S 4

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAP-DPN 2

STV

V-AAI-3S 4

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAP-DPN 1

V-PAP-NPN 1

TIS

V-AAI-3S 4

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAP-DPN 2

V-AAI-3S 4

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAP-DPN 1

V-PAP-NPN 1

TRG

V-AAI-3S 4

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAPDPN 1

V-PAPNPN 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

προσφων-έω,

call or speak to, address, pres. first in A. Supp. 236: used by Hom. only in impf., the Ep. aor. being προσέειπον, τινα Il. 2.22, Od. 4.69: abs., 5.159, 10.109, al.: later c. dat. pers., LXX 1 Esdras 2:21, Antig.Rex ap. D.L. 7.7, Ev.Matthew 11:16, Acts 22:2 : c. dupl. acc., address words to a person, οὐδέ τί μιν προσεφώνεον Il. 1.332, cf. A. Fr. 159, E. Med. 664 .

2. call by name, ποδαπὸν ὅμιλον τόνδε . . προσφωνοῦμεν; A. Supp. l.c.; ὀνόματι π. τινά E. Tr. 942; π. τινὰ βασιλέα salute him king, Plb. 10.38.3, etc.

3. issue directions or orders, τινι PTeb. 27.109 (ii B.C.): abs., folld. by ὅπως, ib. 124.21 (ii B.C.): — Pass., UPZ 106.20 (ii B.C.) .

II c. acc. rei, pronounce, utter, τήνδε π. φάτιν S. El. 1213; τὰ ὑπογεγραμμένα IG 7.2713.7 (Acraeph., i A.D. ); address or dedicate a book, τινι Cic. Att. 16.11.4, Plu. Luke 1:1-80, Ath. 7.313f, etc.

2. make a report, POxy. 475,476 (ii A.D.); περί τινος Wilcken Chr. 27.15 (ii A.D.): abs., OGI 572.43 (Myra, ii/iii A.D. ).

Thayer's Expanded Definition

προσφωνέω, προσφώνω; imperfect 3 person singular προσεφώνει; 1 aorist προσεφώνησα;

1. to call to; to address by calling: absolutely, Luke 13:12; Luke 23:20 (where L WH add αὐτοῖς); Acts 21:40 (Homer, Odyssey 5, 159 etc.); with the dative of a person (cf. Winer's Grammar, 36), Matthew 11:16; Luke 7:32; Acts 22:2,. ((Diogenes Laërtius 7, 7).

2. to call to oneself, summon: τινα (so the better Greek writings; see Matthiae, § 402 b.; (Winer's Grammar, § 52, 4, 14)), Luke 6:13.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

προσ -φωνέω , -ῶ ,

[in LXX: 1 Esdras 2:21; 1 Esdras 6:6; 1 Esdras 6:22, 2 Maccabees 15:15*;]

1. to address, call to; in cl., c. acc pers., c. dupl. acc (cf. 2Mac, l.c.); absol. (Hom., Od., v, 159, al.): Acts 21:40 In late writers, c. dat. pers.: Matthew 11:16, Luke 7:32; Luke 13:12; Luke 23:20, Acts 22:2.

2. to call by name, summon: c. acc (as in cl.), Luke 6:13.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

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