ἐπίκλησις (epiklēsis)
epiklēsis
appellatio, appeal
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- Koine Greek
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- New Testament
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Definition
Definition
1. a surname or additional name; the accusative being used absolute as adverb, by surname , Ἀστυάναξ, ὃν Τρῶες ἐπίκλησιν καλέουσι Astyanax, as they call him by surname (his name being Scamandrius), (Iliad by Homer), etc.
2. generally, a name , (Thucydides)
3. an imputation , (Thucydides)
4. a calling upon, invocation, appeal , (Plutarch) (ML)
2. generally, a name , (Thucydides)
3. an imputation , (Thucydides)
4. a calling upon, invocation, appeal , (Plutarch) (ML)