verb

prosfōnamō

Greekπροσφωνέω (prosfōneō)

Strong’sG4377

I call to, summon

stem prosfōn-7 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 forms occur

Translated as

addressed2×addressing1×call out1×called1×called … over1×calling to1×

What it means

προσ-φωνέω, -ῶ,

[in LXX: I Es 2:21 6:6, 22, II Mac 15:15*;]

1. to address, call to; in cl., c. acc. pers., c. dupl. acc. (cf. II Mac 15:15); absol. (Hom., Od., v, 159, al.): Ac 21:40. In late writers, c. dat. pers.: Mt 11:16, Lk 7:32 13:12 23:20, Ac 22:2.

2. to call by name, summon: c. acc. (as in cl.), Lk 6:13.†

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

Saidpros-fo-neh'-o

to sound towards, i.e. address, exclaim, summon

Fromfrom G4314 and G5455;

King Jamescall unto, speak (un-)to.

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
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×
prosfōnarōteimπροσφωνοῦντα	happening now · subjectpresent active participle direct plural neuter	call out	1×
prosfōnarōteiπροσφωνοῦσιν	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	prosfōnarōtos2×	prosfōnaritos	prosfōnaratos	prosfōnarētos

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

prosfōnstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

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

7 occurrences, every one of them listed

prosfōnate“addressing”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×

Acts 22:2“addressing”Akouaratois 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 silent. Then Paul declared,

prosfōnata“addressed”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular4×

Luke 6:13“called”kai hote gineta hēmeras, prosfōnata toin mathētoin autou, kai eklegeratos apo autoiu dōdeka, hoin kai apostoloin onomazata,When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles:

Luke 13:12“called … over”horaratos de autan tos Iēsus prosfōnata kai legata auta; Gunaikar, apoluisē tau astheniau su,When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said, “Woman, you are set free from your disability.”

Luke 23:20“addressed”palin de tos Pilatos prosfōnata, thelarōtos apoluara ton Iēsun.Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate addressed them again,

Acts 21:40“addressed”epitreparatou de autou tos Paulos histanarētos epi toiu anabathmoiu kataseiata ta cheira to lao, pollau de sigau gineratau prosfōnata ta Hebraida dialekta legarōtosHaving received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:

prosfōnarōteim“call out”happening now · subjectpresent active participle direct plural neuter1×

Matthew 11:16“call out”Tine de homoiami tan genean houtan? homoias atō paidiei katherōtei en tai agorai heim prosfōnarōteim tei hetereiTo what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:

prosfōnarōtei“calling to”happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative plural neuter1×

Luke 7:32“calling to”homoiois alō paidiei tei en agora katherōtei kai prosfōnarōtei allēloi, heim legatō; Aulana vi kai ouk orcheva; thrēnana kai ouk klaiava;They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’