Word study · Greek
epikaleō
to call on, to appeal
Say it: ep-ee-kal-EH-oh (approximate)
ἐπικαλέω
What it means
To call upon, name, or appeal to. It is used for calling on the name of the Lord (2:21, 9:14, 22:16) and for Paul's appeal to Caesar (25:11-12, 25:21, 25:25). The same verb carries both the worship and the legal sense.
Range of meaning
- Call onInvoke in prayer.
- AppealMake a legal appeal.
- NameGive a surname.
In Acts
- Chapter 22
"Calling on the name of the Lord" (22:16).
- Chapter 25
"I appeal to Caesar!" (25:11-12, 25:21, 25:25).
Every verse (20)
- Acts 1:23
- Acts 2:21
- Acts 4:36
- Acts 7:59
- Acts 9:14
- Acts 9:21
- Acts 10:5
- Acts 10:18
- Acts 10:32
- Acts 11:13
- Acts 12:12
- Acts 12:25
- Acts 15:17
- Acts 22:16
- Acts 25:11
- Acts 25:12
- Acts 25:21
- Acts 25:25
- Acts 26:32
- Acts 28:19
Verses where G1941 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources