What does προσφωνέω (prosphōnéō) mean in the Bible?
προσφωνέω (prosphōnéō) is a Greek word meaning "to call to/summon".
Greek · G4377
προσφωνέω
To call to/summon
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προσφωνέω G4377
Pronunciation prosphōnéō
What does προσφωνέω (prosphōnéō) mean in the Bible?
προσφωνέω (prosphōnéō) is a Greek word meaning "to call to/summon".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4377?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include calling out (2), [and] he addressed [them] (1), addressed (1), He called (1), He called [her] over (1).
Where does προσφωνέω (prosphōnéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 11:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (4), Acts (2), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It calling out 2× Matthew 11:16, Luke 7:32
[and] he addressed [them] 1× Acts 21:40
addressed 1× Luke 23:20
He called 1× Luke 6:13
He called [her] over 1× Luke 13:12
him speak to 1× Acts 22:2
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 11:16 προσφωνοῦντα to calling out Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Plural Luke 6:13 προσεφώνησεν to He called Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 7:32 προσφωνοῦσιν to calling out Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Neuter Plural Luke 13:12 προσεφώνησεν to He called [her] over Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 23:20 προσεφώνησεν to addressed Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 21:40 προσεφώνησεν to [and] he addressed [them] Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 22:2 προσεφώνει to him speak to Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 11:16
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 Luke 4 Acts 2
Source forms
προσεφώνησεν 4x prosephōnēsen Luke 6:13, Luke 13:12, Luke 23:20, Acts 21:40
προσεφώνει 1x prosephōnei Acts 22:2
προσφωνοῦντα 1x prosphōnounta Matthew 11:16
προσφωνοῦσιν 1x prosphōnousin Luke 7:32
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 4x Luke 6:13, Luke 13:12, Luke 23:20, Acts 21:40
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Acts 22:2
Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Neuter Plural 1x Luke 7:32
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Plural 1x Matthew 11:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to call to/summon
Strong's G4377
Lexical occurrences 7 verses Greek text appearances 7 times Word forms 2 forms 7 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to call to/summon
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
1to 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.
2to call by name, summon: with accusative (as in cl.), Luk.6:13.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 11:16 Verb Present Active Participle Dative Plural Neuter
προσφωνοῦσι prosfwnousin
I call to, summon
Read verse Luke 6:13 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
προσεφώνησε prosefwnhsen
I call to, summon
Read verse Luke 7:32 Verb Present Active Participle Dative Plural Neuter
προσφωνοῦσιν prosfwnousin
I call to, summon
Read verse Luke 13:12 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
προσεφώνησε, prosefwnhsen
I call to, summon
Read verse Luke 23:20 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
προσεφώνησε, prosefwnhsen
I call to, summon
Read verse Acts 21:40 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
προσεφώνησε prosefwnhsen
I call to, summon
Read verse Acts 22:2 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
προσεφώνει prosefwnei
I call to, summon
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 7 Tenses Aorist, Present, Imperfect Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 5×
Aorist Active Luke 6:13 · Luke 13:12 · Luke 23:20 · Acts 21:40 4×
Imperfect Active Acts 22:2 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Active Matt 11:16 · Luke 7:32 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 4 present 2 imperfect 1
Voice
active 7
Mood
indicative 5 participle 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 11:16 προσφωνοῦντα present active participle participle Luke 6:13 προσεφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 7:32 προσφωνοῦσιν present active participle participle Luke 13:12 προσεφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 23:20 προσεφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 21:40 προσεφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 22:2 προσεφώνει imperfect active indicative background
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
προσφωνέω is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain