G4377: προσφωνέω
prosphōnéō · “to call to/summon”
Definition
to sound towards, i.e. address, exclaim, summon
KJV translates it as: call unto, speak (un-)to
Extended definition
[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.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G4377 is translated
- calling out ×1
- he called to him ×1
- calling ×1
- called her near ×1
- called ×1
- he addressed them ×1
- he was addressing ×1
Bible verses with G4377 (prosphōnéō)
Prosphōnéō appears in 7 verses.
- Matthew 11:16
But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
- Luke 6:13
And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;
- Luke 7:32
They 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 13:12
And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.
- Luke 23:20
Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.
- Acts 21:40
And 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,)