Prosphōnéō — G4377

Definition

verb

to sound towards, i.e. address, exclaim, summon

1. to call to
2. to call to oneself, summon

Usually translated as

call unto, speak, to

Origin

from G4314 and G5455

• prós (G4314)
• phōnéō (G5455)

Occurrences

Prosphōnéō occurs 7 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), Luke (4), Acts (2)

• Matthew 11:16 — But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling (προσφωνοῦσιν) unto their fellows,
• Luke 6:13 — And when it was day, he called (προσεφώνησεν) unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;
• Luke 7:32 — They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling (προσφωνοῦσιν) one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
• Luke 13:12 — And when Jesus saw her, he called (προσεφώνησεν) her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.
• Luke 23:20 — Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them (προσεφώνησεν).
• Acts 21:40 — And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto (προσεφώνησεν) them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,
• Acts 22:2 — (And when they heard that he spake (προσεφώνει) in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)