ἘΠΙΚΑΛΟΥΜΕΝΩΝ, ἐπικαλουμενων
EPIKALOUMENŌN, epikaloumenōn
Sounds Like: eh-pee-ka-loo-MEH-nohn
Translations: (of) calling upon, (of) invoking, (of) appealing to, (of) naming, (of) surnaming
From the root: ἘΠΙΚΑΛΕΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a present middle/passive participle derived from the verb 'ἘΠΙΚΑΛΕΩ' (epikaleō), meaning 'to call upon' or 'to invoke'. It is a compound word formed from 'ἐπι' (epi, 'upon, over') and 'καλέω' (kaleō, 'to call'). It describes an action that is ongoing or habitual, performed by the subject. In its genitive plural form, it refers to 'those who are calling upon' or 'those who are being called upon', depending on the context and voice (middle or passive). It is often used in contexts of prayer, supplication, or formally naming someone or something.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Participle, Genitive, Plural, Masculine or Neuter
Strong’s number: G1941 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 60:4
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 13 — 16:416
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 2 Timothy — 2:22
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
- ἘΠΙΚΑΛΟΙΤΟ — he might call upon, he might appeal to, he might invoke, he might name, he might 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
- ἘΠΙΚΑΛΟΥΝΤΑ — calling upon, appealing to, invoking, naming, surnaming
- ἘΠΙΚΑΛΩΝ — calling upon, appealing to, invoking, naming, surnaming
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