verb
prosfōnamō
Strong’sG4377
I call to, summon
stem prosfōn-7 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 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.
προσ-φωνέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX: I Es 2:21 6:6, 22, II Mac 15:15*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4377 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
call or speak to, address, present first in Refs 8th c.BC+ only in imperfect, the Epic dialect aorist being προσέειπον, τινα NT+8th c.BC+: with double accusative, address words to a person, οὐδέ τί μιν προσεφώνεον Refs 8th c.BC+
2 call by name, ποδαπὸν ὅμιλον τόνδε.. προσφωνοῦμε; Refs 5th c.BC+; π. τινὰ βασιλέα salute him king, Refs 2nd c.BC+
3 issue directions or orders, τινι Refs 2nd c.BC+:—passive, Refs 2nd c.BC+
II with accusative of things, pronounce, utter, τήνδε π. φάτιν Refs 5th c.BC+; address or dedicate a book, τινι Refs 1st c.BC+
II.2 make a report, Refs 2nd c.AD+; περί τινος Wilcken Refs 2nd c.AD+
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.
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 it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| prosfōnateπροσεφώνει | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | addressing | 1× |
| prosfōnataπροσεφώνησεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | addressed | 4× |
| prosfōnarōnteimπροσφωνοῦντα | happening now · subjectpresent active participle direct plural neuter | call out | 1× |
| prosfōnarōnteiπροσφωνοῦσιν | happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative plural neuter | calling to | 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, 5 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prosfōnamō | prosfōname | prosfōnami | prosfōnama | prosfōnamē | prosfōnamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | prosfōnasō | prosfōnase | prosfōnasi | prosfōnasa | prosfōnasē | prosfōnaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prosfōnatō | prosfōnate1×προσεφώνει | prosfōnati | prosfōnata4×προσεφώνησεν | prosfōnatē | prosfōnatelē |
| we 1st person plural | prosfōnanō | prosfōnane | prosfōnani | prosfōnana | prosfōnanē | prosfōnanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | prosfōnavō | prosfōnave | prosfōnavi | prosfōnava | prosfōnavē | prosfōnavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | prosfōnalō | prosfōnale | prosfōnali | prosfōnala | prosfōnalē | prosfōnalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prosfōnameiō | prosfōnameia | prosfōnameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | prosfōnaseiō | prosfōnaseia | prosfōnaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prosfōnateiō | prosfōnateia | prosfōnateiē |
| we 1st person plural | prosfōnaneiō | prosfōnaneia | prosfōnaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | prosfōnaveiō | prosfōnaveia | prosfōnaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | prosfōnaleiō | prosfōnaleia | prosfōnaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | prosfōnasōr | prosfōnasar | prosfōnasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prosfōnatōr | prosfōnatar | prosfōnatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | prosfōnavōr | prosfōnavar | prosfōnavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | prosfōnalōr | prosfōnalar | prosfōnalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prosfōnamoiō | prosfōnamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | prosfōnasoiō | prosfōnasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prosfōnatoiō | prosfōnatoia |
| we 1st person plural | prosfōnanoiō | prosfōnanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | prosfōnavoiō | prosfōnavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | prosfōnaloiō | prosfōnaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | prosfōnarō | prosfōnari | prosfōnara | prosfōnarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | prosfōnarōntos2× | prosfōnarintos | prosfōnarantos | prosfōnarēntos |
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
prosfōn 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.
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
prosfōnate“addressing”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 22:2“addressing”Akouarantois de hoti ta Hebraida dialekta prosfōnate autoi mallon parechala hēsuchian. kai fēatō;When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more quiet. Then Paul declared,
prosfōnata“addressed”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular4×
Luke 6:13kai hote geneta hēmeras, prosfōnata toin mathētoin autou, kai eklegerantos apo …When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose …
Luke 13:12horarantos de autan tos Iēsus prosfōnata kai legata auta; Gunaikar, apoluosē tau …When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said, “Woman, you are set …
Luke 23:20palin de tos Pilatos prosfōnata, thelarōntos apoluara ton Iēsun.Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate addressed them again,
Acts 21:40… to lao, pollau de sigau generantau prosfōnata ta Hebraida dialekta legarōntos… came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:
prosfōnarōnteim“call out”happening now · subjectpresent active participle direct plural neuter1×
Matthew 11:16“call out”… paidiei kathorōntei en tai agorai heim prosfōnarōnteim tei heterei… are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling …
prosfōnarōntei“calling to”happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative plural neuter1×
Luke 7:32“calling to”… paidiei tei en agora kathorōntei kai prosfōnarōntei allēloi, heim legatō; Aulana vi kai …… are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did …