ἘΠΙΚΑΛΟΙΤΟ, ἐπικαλοιτο
EPIKALOITO, epikaloito
Sounds Like: eh-pee-KAH-loy-toh
Translations: he might call upon, he might appeal to, he might invoke, he might name, he might be called
From the root: ἘΠΙΚΑΛΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition ἐπί (epi, 'upon, to') and the verb καλέω (kaleō, 'to call'). It means to call upon someone, to appeal to them, to invoke their name, or to name someone or something. In the middle voice, it can also mean to be called or to take a name for oneself. It is used when someone seeks help, protection, or a judgment from a higher authority or a specific person.
Inflection: Optative, Middle or Passive Voice, 3rd Person Singular
Strong’s number: G1941 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:193
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΠΙΚΑΛΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΙΚΑΛΕΙΝ — to call upon, to appeal to, to invoke, to name, to be called
- ἘΠΙΚΑΛΕΙΣΘΑΙ — to call upon, to invoke, to appeal to, to name, to be called
- ἘΠΙΚΑΛΕΣΑΙ — call upon, appeal to, invoke, call by name
- ἘΠΙΚΑΛΕΣΑΜΕΝΗ — having called upon, having invoked, having appealed to, having named
- ἘΠΙΚΑΛΕΣΑΣ — having called upon, having invoked, having appealed to, having named
- ἘΠΙΚΑΛΕΣΟΜΑΙ — I will call upon, I will invoke, I will appeal to
- ἘΠΙΚΑΛΕΣΩΜΕΘΑ — call upon, invoke, appeal to, call by name, be called
- ἘΠΙΚΑΛΟΥ — call upon, appeal to, invoke, name, a call upon, an appeal to, an invocation
- ἘΠΙΚΑΛΟΥΜΕΝΩ — to one calling upon, to one who calls upon, to one being called, to one being named, to one appealed to
- ἘΠΙΚΑΛΟΥΜΕΝΩΝ — (of) calling upon, (of) invoking, (of) appealing to, (of) naming, (of) surnaming
- ἘΠΙΚΑΛΟΥΝΤΑ — calling upon, appealing to, invoking, naming, surnaming
- ἘΠΙΚΑΛΩΝ — calling upon, appealing to, invoking, naming, surnaming
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