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verb

Greekπροκαλέομαι (prokaleomai)
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prokalomō

Strong’sG4292

I provoke, stimulate

stem prokal-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

What it means

What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.

** προ-καλέω, -ῶ,

[in LXX: II Mac 8:11 A*;]

to call forth. Most freq. in mid.,
(a) to challenge; hence, to provoke: Ga 5:26;
(b) to invite (II Mac 8:11).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4292 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidprok-al-eh'-om-ahee

to call forth to oneself (challenge), i.e. (by implication) to irritate

Frommiddle voice from G4253 and G2564;

King Jamesprovoke.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
προκαλ-έω,
call forth, Refs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, Refs 2nd c.BC+; to be evoked, Refs 4th c.BC+
B mostly middle, call out to fight, challenge, Αἴας δὲ πρῶτος προκαλέσσατο Refs 8th c.BC+; so, later, π. εἰς ἀγῶνα Refs 5th c.BC+; ταῦτα π. τοὺς συνόντας thus.., Refs 5th c.BC+; challenge to drink, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. τινὰ συμπαίζει; συγγυμνάζεσθαι, Refs 6th c.BC+ of one who challenges another in his own department, Refs 4th c.BC+
B.2 invite or summon, τινὰ ἐς λόγους Refs 5th c.BC+; [ἰχθῦς] πρὸς τὴν θήραν π. entice them out, Refs 4th c.BC+; πρὸς αὑτόν τινας endeavour to attach them to oneself, Refs 2nd c.BC+
B.3 with accusative et infinitive, invite one to do.., Refs 5th c.BC+; of things, αὐτὰ (i.e. τὰ πράγματα) προκαλεῖται παρασκευάζειν τι invite, admonish, Refs 4th c.BC+ with infinitive, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.4 absolutely, αὐτῶν προκαλεσαμένων at or after their invitation,Refs 5th c.BC+; appeal, προκαλεῖσθαι περί τινος ἐπὶ Ῥωμαίους Refs 2nd c.BC+
B.II with accusative of things, offer, propose, δίκην Refs 5th c.BC+ offer them peace, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.II.2 law-term, make an offer or challenge to the opponent for bringing about a decision, e.g. for submitting the case to arbitration, letting slaves be put to the torture, etc., προκαλοῦνται πρόκλησιν ἡμᾶς Refs 5th c.BC+: with accusative person, challenge him, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. τινά τι make one an offer, Refs 4th c.BC+infinitive, π. τὴν μητέρα ὀμόσαι offer that she should take an oath, Refs: with infinitive only, π. ἐθέλειν ἐπιδεῖξαι Refs —passive, π. περὶ Ἐπιδάμνου ἐς κρίσιν Th.l.34.
B.III call up or forth, εὐγένειαν Refs 5th c.BC+

H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.

Translated as

Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.

provoking1×

Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.

Biblang forms

What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.

Form and the Greek behind itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
prokalorōntoisπροκαλούμενοιhappening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculineprovoking1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfecthas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularprokalomōprokalomeprokalomēprokalomelē
you 2nd person singularprokalosōprokaloseprokalosēprokaloselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularprokalotōprokaloteprokalotēprokalotelē
we 1st person pluralprokalonōprokaloneprokalonēprokalonelē
ye 2nd person pluralprokalovōprokaloveprokalovēprokalovelē
they 3rd person pluralprokalolōprokaloleprokalolēprokalolelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthas happened perfect
I 1st person singularprokalomeiōprokalomeiē
you 2nd person singularprokaloseiōprokaloseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularprokaloteiōprokaloteiē
we 1st person pluralprokaloneiōprokaloneiē
ye 2nd person pluralprokaloveiōprokaloveiē
they 3rd person pluralprokaloleiōprokaloleiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularprokalosōrprokalosēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularprokalotōrprokalotēr
ye 2nd person pluralprokalovōrprokalovēr
they 3rd person pluralprokalolōrprokalolēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now present
I 1st person singularprokalomoiō
you 2nd person singularprokalosoiō
he/she/it 3rd person singularprokalotoiō
we 1st person pluralprokalonoiō
ye 2nd person pluralprokalovoiō
they 3rd person pluralprokaloloiō
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voiceprokalorōprokalorē
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voiceprokalorōntos1×prokalorēntos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them
prokalstem+aoeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—ntthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

prokal is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

prokalorōntois“provoking”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×

Galatians 5:26mē genoneiō kenodoxois, allēloin prokalorōntois, allēloi fthonarōntois.Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.