Word study · lex.G1941
ἐπικαλέω epikaleō
call upon · name · appeal to
Team definition
To call, name, or give a further name. In the middle, to call upon, invoke, or appeal to. With τὸ ὄνομα it means to call on the name of someone. In Rom 10:12 τοὺς ἐπικαλουμένους αὐτόν are those who call on the same Lord. Rom 10:13 has ἐπικαλέσηται τὸ ὄνομα κυρίου. Rom 10:14 asks how they can call on one in whom they have not believed (ἐπικαλέσωνται εἰς ὃν). The middle is also used of appealing to Caesar (Acts 25:11).
NT occurrences (SBLGNT, via TAGNT) · 30
Matt 10:25Acts 1:23Acts 2:21Acts 4:36Acts 7:59Acts 9:14Acts 9:21Acts 10:5Acts 10:18Acts 10:32Acts 11:13Acts 12:12Acts 12:25Acts 15:17Acts 22:16Acts 25:11Acts 25:12Acts 25:21Acts 25:25Acts 26:32Acts 28:19Rom 10:12Rom 10:13Rom 10:141 Cor 1:22 Cor 1:232 Tim 2:22Heb 11:16Jas 2:71 Pet 1:17
Senses
1. call on, invoke Rom 10:12, Rom 10:13, Rom 10:14
2. name, surname Matt 10:25, Acts 1:23, Acts 4:36
3. appeal to Acts 25:11, Acts 25:12, Acts 28:19
See also
Abbott-Smith public domain s.v. ἐπικαλέω (G1941)
Dodson CC0 1.0 G1941
🔒︎ Thayer CC0 1.0 s.v. ἐπικαλέω (G1941)
Occurrences: STEP Bible TAGNT (CC BY 4.0) keyed to SBLGNT words.
Related notes
ῥῆμα τῆς πίστεως … κύριον Ἰησοῦν … ἐπικαλέσηται (10:5–13) Rom 10:5; Rom 10:6; Rom 10:7; Rom 10:8; Rom 10:9; Rom 10:10; Rom 10:11; Rom 10:12; Rom 10:13
ἀκοή … ῥήματος Χριστοῦ … παραζηλώσω (10:14–21) Rom 10:14; Rom 10:15; Rom 10:16; Rom 10:17; Rom 10:18; Rom 10:19; Rom 10:20; Rom 10:21