ἐπικαλέομαιepikaléomai
to entitle; by implication, to invoke (for aid, worship, testimony, decision, etc.)
Greek (New Testament) · G1941
Meanings
1. to call, name, surname: with acc (classical Greek), Matthew 10:25; passive, Acts 1:23, Acts 4:36, Acts 10:5, Acts 10:18, Acts 10:32, Acts 11:13, Acts 12:12, Acts 12:25, Hebrews 11:16; τ. ὄνομα, followed by ἐπί (denoting possession, as Heb.. עַל נִקְרָא שֵׁם.), Acts 15:17 (LXX), James 2:7 (see. CB on Amos 9:12).
2. Mid. (so also act.; classical Greek, LXX), to call upon, invoke, appeal to: Καίσαρα (Σεβαστόν, Acts 25:25), Acts 25:11, Acts 25:12, Acts 25:21, Acts 26:32, Acts 28:19; namely τ. Κύριον Ἰησοῦν, Acts 7:59; μάρτυρα (classical Greek) τ. θεόν, 2 Corinthians 1:23; πατέρα, 1 Peter 1:17; τ. κύριον, Romans 10:12, 2 Timothy 2:22; τ. ὄνομα κυρίου (μου, σου; like Heb. בְּשֵׁם יְהֹוָה קָרָא), Acts 2:21 (LXX) Acts 9:14, Acts 9:21, Acts 22:16, Romans 10:13, Romans 10:14 (LXX) 1 Corinthians 1:2.
Same root
- ἐπίepí · G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- καλέωkaléō · G2564to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)
Where it appears
Appears 30 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 10:25 Students are to be like their teacher, and slaves are to be like their master. And since I, the master of the household, have been called the prince of demons, the members of my household will be called by even worse names!
- Acts 1:23 So they nominated two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias.
- Acts 2:21 But everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
- Acts 4:36 For instance, there was Joseph, the one the apostles nicknamed Barnabas (which means “Son of Encouragement”). He was from the tribe of Levi and came from the island of Cyprus.
- Acts 7:59 As they stoned him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
- Acts 9:14 And he is authorized by the leading priests to arrest everyone who calls upon your name.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.