ὈΛΙΓΟΝΠΡΟΚΑΛΕΙΣΘΑΙ, ὀλιγονπροκαλεισθαι
OLIGONPROKALEISTHAI, oligonprokaleisthai
Sounds Like: oh-LI-gon-pro-ka-LEIS-thai
Translations: to be little provoked, to be slightly challenged, to be somewhat invited
From the root: ὈΛΙΓΟΣ, ΠΡΟΚΑΛΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the adjective 'ὈΛΙΓΟΝ' (oligon), meaning 'little' or 'few', and the infinitive 'ΠΡΟΚΑΛΕΙΣΘΑΙ' (prokaleisthai), which means 'to be called forth, challenged, or provoked'. The compound word therefore means 'to be little provoked' or 'to be slightly challenged/invited'. It describes an action where the degree of provocation, challenge, or invitation is minimal.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Infinitive
Strong’s numbers: G3641 (Lookup on BibleHub), G4291 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 1:44
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ὈΛΙΓΟΣ, ΠΡΟΚΑΛΕΩ, appear in our texts.
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