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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". προσ-φωνέω, -ῶ [in LXX: 1Es.

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Meaning

to call to/summon
Extended definition
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.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Present Imperfect
Voices
Active
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×
7 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 4 background 1 participle 2
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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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