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ἐπίκλησις (epiklēsis)

epiklēsis

appellatio, appeal

G20425 · Greek · New Testament · 0 verses

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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)