ΠΡΟΚΑΛΕΙΣΘΑΙ, προκαλεισθαι
PROKALEISTHAI, prokaleisthai
Sounds Like: pro-ka-LEIS-thai
Translations: to challenge, to provoke, to call forth, to invite, to summon
From the root: ΠΡΟΚΑΛΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to challenge' or 'to provoke'. It can also mean 'to call forth' or 'to invite' someone to do something. It implies an action of initiating or instigating, often in a confrontational or competitive manner, but can also be used in a neutral sense of inviting. It is a compound word formed from the prefix ΠΡΟ- (PRO-), meaning 'before' or 'forth', and the verb ΚΑΛΕΩ (KALEŌ), meaning 'to call'.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive Voice, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G4291 (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, ΠΡΟΚΑΛΕΩ.
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.
- ΠΑΛΙΝΠΡΟΥΚΑΛΕΙΤΟ — he was again provoking, he was again challenging, he was again calling forth
- ΠΡΟΕΚΑΛΕΙΤΟ — was being provoked, was being challenged, was being called forth, was being invited
- ΠΡΟΕΚΑΛΕΣΑΝΤΟ — they challenged, they provoked, they called forth, they invited
- ΠΡΟΕΚΑΛΟΥΜΗΝ — I was challenging, I was provoking, I was calling forth, I was inviting
- ΠΡΟΕΚΑΛΟΥΝΤΟ — they were challenging, they were provoking, they were calling forth, they were inviting
- ΠΡΟΚΑΛΕΙΣΘΕ — you are called forth, you are challenged, you are provoked, you are invited
- ΠΡΟΚΑΛΕΣΑΙΝΤΟ — they might challenge, they might provoke, they might call forth, they might invite
- ΠΡΟΚΑΛΕΣΑΜΕΝΟΣ — having called forth, having challenged, having provoked, having invited
- ΠΡΟΚΑΛΕΣΑΜΕΝΟΥ — having provoked, having challenged, having called forth, having invited
- ΠΡΟΚΑΛΕΣΑΣΘΑΙ — to provoke, to challenge, to call forth, to invite
- ΠΡΟΚΑΛΕΩ — to call forth, to challenge, to provoke, to incite
- ΠΡΟΚΑΛΟΥ? — we provoke, we challenge, we call forth, we invite
- ΠΡΟΚΑΛΟΥΜΕΝΗΣ — (of) being called forth, (of) being provoked, (of) being challenged, (of) being incited
- ΠΡΟΚΑΛΟΥΜΕΝΟΙ — provoking, challenging, inviting, calling forth
- ΠΡΟΚΑΛΟΥΜΕΝΟΙΣ — provoking, challenging, inciting, inviting, calling forth, of those provoking, to those provoking
- ΠΡΟΚΑΛΟΥΜΕΝΟΣ — provoking, challenging, inviting, calling forth, summoning, calling out
- ΠΡΟΚΑΛΟΥΜΕΝΟΥ — challenging, provoking, inviting, summoning, calling forth, defying
- ΠΡΟΚΑΛΟΥΜΕΝΟΥΣ — provoking, challenging, calling forth, inviting, those who are provoking, those who are challenging
- ΠΡΟΚΑΛΟΥΜΕΝΩ — provoking, challenging, inviting, calling forth, summoning, appealing to, of those provoking, of those challenging, of those inviting, of those calling forth, of those summoning, of those appealing to
- ΠΡΟΚΑΛΟΥΜΕΝΩΝ — provoking, challenging, inviting, calling forth, summoning, calling out
- ΠΡΟΚΑΛΟΥΝΤΑΙ — they challenge, they provoke, they invite, they call forth
- ΠΡΟΚΛΗΘΕΙΣ — having been provoked, having been challenged, having been called forth, having been invited
- ΠΡΟΥΚΑΛΕΙΤΟ — he was challenging, he was provoking, he was inviting, he was calling forth
- ΠΡΟΥΚΑΛΕΣΑΤΟ — he challenged, he provoked, he called forth, he summoned
- ΠΡΟΥΚΑΛΟΥΝΤΟ — they were calling forth, they were challenging, they were provoking
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