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G1941

ἐπικαλέομαι

epikaléomai [ep-ee-kal-eh'-om-ahee] Verb
Core meaningto call (on)/name

Lexical Definition

Strong's Greek G1941

to entitle; by implication, to invoke (for aid, worship, testimony, decision, etc.)

KJV usage: :--appeal (unto), call (on, upon), surname.
Etymology: middle voice from and ;
Thayer's Greek Lexicon

pluperfect, ἐπεκέκλητο (3 sg), to call on; to attach or connect a name, Acts 15:17; Jas. 2:7; to attach an additional name, to surname, Mt. 10:3; pass. to receive an appellation or surname, Heb. 11:16; mid. to call upon, invoke, 2 Cor. 1:23; to appeal to, Acts 25:11, 12, 21

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