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Lexicon :: Strong's G4377 - prosphōneō

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προσφωνέω
Transliteration
prosphōneō (Key)
Pronunciation
pros-fo-neh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

προσφωνέω prosphōnéō, pros-fo-neh'-o; from G4314 and G5455; to sound towards, i.e. address, exclaim, summon:—call unto, speak (un-)to.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G4377 in the following manner: call (2x), call unto (1x), call to (1x), speak (1x), speak to (1x), speak unto (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G4377 in the following manner: call (2x), call unto (1x), call to (1x), speak (1x), speak to (1x), speak unto (1x).

  1. to call to, to address by calling

  2. to call to one's self, summon

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
προσφωνέω prosphōnéō, pros-fo-neh'-o; from G4314 and G5455; to sound towards, i.e. address, exclaim, summon:—call unto, speak (un-)to.
STRONGS G4377:
προσφωνέω, προσφώνω; imperfect 3 person singular προσεφώνει; 1 aorist προσεφώνησα;
1. to call to; to address by calling: absolutely, Luke 13:12; Luke 23:20 (where L WH add αὐτοῖς); Acts 21:40 (Homer, Odyssey 5, 159 etc.); with the dative of a person (cf. Winer's Grammar, 36), Matthew 11:16; Luke 7:32; Acts 22:2,. ((Diogenes Laërtius 7, 7).
2. to call to oneself, summon: τινα (so the better Greek writings; see Matthiae, § 402 b.; (Winer's Grammar, § 52, 4, 14)), Luke 6:13.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
11:16
Luke
6:13; 7:32; 13:12; 23:20
Acts
21:40; 22:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4377 matches the Greek προσφωνέω (prosphōneō),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:16 - “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:13 - And when day came, he called his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles:

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:32 - They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another,
“‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;
we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:12 - When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your disability.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:20 - Pilate addressed them once more, desiring to release Jesus,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:40 - And when he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the steps, motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great hush, he addressed them in the Hebrew language,[fn] saying:

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:2 - And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language,[fn] they became even more quiet. And he said:
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