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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 - “To what can I compare this generation? It is like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:13 - At daybreak he called together all of his disciples and chose twelve of them to be apostles. Here are their names:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:32 - They are like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends,
‘We played wedding songs,
and you didn’t dance,
so we played funeral songs,
and you didn’t weep.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:12 - When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, “Dear woman, you are healed of your sickness!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:20 - Pilate argued with them, because he wanted to release Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:40 - The commander agreed, so Paul stood on the stairs and motioned to the people to be quiet. Soon a deep silence enveloped the crowd, and he addressed them in their own language, Aramaic.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:2 - When they heard him speaking in their own language,[fn] the silence was even greater.
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