προσφωνέωprosphōnéō
to sound towards, i.e. address, exclaim, summon
Greek (New Testament) · G4377
Meanings
1. to address, call to; in classical Greek, with accusative of person, with dupl. accusative (cf. 2 Maccabees 15:15); absolutely (Hom., Od., v, 159, and elsewhere): Acts 21:40. In late writers, with dative of person: Matthew 11:16, Luke 7:32, Luke 13:12, Luke 23:20, Acts 22:2.
2. to call by name, summon: with accusative (as in classical Greek), Luke 6:13.
Same root
- πρόςprós · G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
- φωνέωphōnéō · G5455to emit a sound (animal, human or instrumental); by implication, to address in words or by name, also in imitation
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 11:16 “To what can I compare this generation? It is like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends,
- Luke 6:13 At daybreak he called together all of his disciples and chose twelve of them to be apostles. Here are their names:
- Luke 7:32 They are like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends, ‘We played wedding songs, and you didn’t dance, so we played funeral songs, and you didn’t weep.’
- Luke 13:12 When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, “Dear woman, you are healed of your sickness!”
- Luke 23:20 Pilate argued with them, because he wanted to release Jesus.
- Acts 21:40 The commander agreed, so Paul stood on the stairs and motioned to the people to be quiet. Soon a deep silence enveloped the crowd, and he addressed them in their own language, Aramaic.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.