verb

prokalemō

Greekπροκαλέομαι (prokaleomai)

Strong’sG4292

I provoke, stimulate

stem prokal-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

provoking1×

What it means

** 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.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
prokalerōtoisπροκαλούμενοι	happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine	provoking	1×

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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	prokalemō	prokaleme	prokalemi	prokalema	prokalemē	prokalemelē
you 2nd person singular	prokalesō	prokalese	prokalesi	prokalesa	prokalesē	prokaleselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	prokaletō	prokalete	prokaleti	prokaleta	prokaletē	prokaletelē
we 1st person plural	prokalenō	prokalene	prokaleni	prokalena	prokalenē	prokalenelē
ye 2nd person plural	prokalevō	prokaleve	prokalevi	prokaleva	prokalevē	prokalevelē
they 3rd person plural	prokalelō	prokalele	prokaleli	prokalela	prokalelē	prokalelelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	prokalemeiō	prokalemeia	prokalemeiē
you 2nd person singular	prokaleseiō	prokaleseia	prokaleseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	prokaleteiō	prokaleteia	prokaleteiē
we 1st person plural	prokaleneiō	prokaleneia	prokaleneiē
ye 2nd person plural	prokaleveiō	prokaleveia	prokaleveiē
they 3rd person plural	prokaleleiō	prokaleleia	prokaleleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	prokalesōr	prokalesar	prokalesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	prokaletōr	prokaletar	prokaletēr
ye 2nd person plural	prokalevōr	prokalevar	prokalevēr
they 3rd person plural	prokalelōr	prokalelar	prokalelēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	prokalemoiō	prokalemoia
you 2nd person singular	prokalesoiō	prokalesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	prokaletoiō	prokaletoia
we 1st person plural	prokalenoiō	prokalenoia
ye 2nd person plural	prokalevoiō	prokalevoia
they 3rd person plural	prokaleloiō	prokaleloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	prokalerō	prokaleri	prokalera	prokalerē

Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	prokalerōtos1×	prokaleritos	prokaleratos	prokalerētos

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+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen 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

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

prokalerōtois“provoking”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine1×

Galatians 5:26“provoking”mē gineneiō kenodoxois, allēloin prokalerōtois, allēloi fthonarōtois.Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.