ΕΠΙΚΛΗΣΙΣ, επικλησις
EPIKLĒSIS, epiklēsis
Sounds Like: ep-ee-KLEE-sis
Translations: invocation, calling upon, appeal, a calling upon
From the root: ΕΠΙΚΛΗΣΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of calling upon someone or something, often in a formal or solemn manner. It can denote an invocation, such as calling upon a deity for help or guidance, or an appeal, like an appeal to a higher authority or a legal body. It is a compound word formed from the preposition ΕΠΙ (upon, over) and the noun ΚΛΗΣΙΣ (a calling).
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1943 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΚΛΗΣΙΣ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΚΛΗΣΕΙ — (to) invocation, (to) appeal, (to) surname, (to) appellation, an invocation, an appeal
- ἘΠΙΚΛΗΣΕΙΣ — invocation, a surname, a title, an appeal, a call, an appellation
- ἘΠΙΚΛΗΣΕΩΣ — of invocation, of appeal, of calling upon, of surname
- ἘΠΙΚΛΗΣΙΝ — invocation, a surname, an appellation, a calling upon, a naming
- ἘΠΙΚΛΗΣΙΣ — appellation, a surname, invocation, a calling upon, a calling upon oneself
- ΕΠΙΚΛΗΝ — surname, byname, appellation, invocation, a surname
- ΤΗΝἘΠΙΚΛΗΣΙΝ — the invocation, the appeal, the surname, the title
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