epikaleomai · call on, name

What it means

epikaleomai (ἐπικαλέομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “call on, name”.

Call, give a name or surname; in the middle, call upon, invoke, appeal to.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To give someone an added name: "also known as Peter".
2. To cry to God in prayer.
3. To ask a higher court to judge your case.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• called ×11
• call on ×7
• appealed ×4
• calling on ×2
• calls on ×2
• I appeal ×1
• appeal to ×1
• call ×1
• was invoked ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Acts×20
• Romans×3
• 1 Corinthians×1
• 2 Corinthians×1
• 2 Timothy×1
• Hebrews×1
• James×1
• 1 Peter×1

• Matthew 10:25

  It is enough for the disciple to become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they call the members of his household!

• Acts 1:23

  And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias.

• Acts 2:21

  And it will be that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

• Acts 4:36

  And Joseph, who was called Barnabas by the apostles (which is, translated, Son of Comfort), a Levite, a Cypriot by birth,

• Acts 7:59

  And they were stoning Stephen as he was calling on the Lord and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”

• Acts 9:14

  and here he has authority from the high priests to bind all who call on your name.”

• Acts 9:21

  And all who heard were amazed and were saying, “Is this not the one who in Jerusalem ravaged those who call on this name, and who had come here for this purpose, that he might bring them bound before the high priests?”

• Acts 10:5

  And now send men to Joppa and summon a certain Simon, who is called Peter.

• Acts 10:18

  And calling out, they were asking whether Simon, who is called Peter, was staying as a guest there.

• Acts 10:32

  So send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter; he is staying as a guest in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea.’

• Acts 11:13

  And he reported to us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon who is called Peter;

• Acts 12:12

  And when he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was called Mark, where many were gathered together and praying.

• Acts 12:25

  And Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem, having completed their service, taking along with them John who was called Mark.

• Acts 15:17

  so that the rest of humanity may seek the Lord, and all the nations on whom my name has been called, says the Lord, who does these things

• Acts 22:16

  And now why are you waiting? Get up, be immersed and wash away your sins, calling on his name.’

• Acts 25:11

  If then I am a wrongdoer and have done anything deserving death, I do not refuse to die; but if there is nothing in the things of which these men accuse me, no one can surrender me to them. I appeal to Caesar.”

• Acts 25:12

  Then Festus, after conferring with his advisers, answered, “To Caesar you have appealed; to Caesar you will go.”

• Acts 25:21

  But when Paul appealed for himself to be kept for the decision of the Augustus, I ordered him to be kept until I send him to Caesar.”

• Acts 25:25

  But I found that he had done nothing deserving death; and since he himself appealed to the Augustus, I decided to send him.

• Acts 26:32

  And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.”

• Acts 28:19

  But when the Jews objected, I was forced to appeal to Caesar, not as though I had anything to accuse my nation of.

• Romans 10:12

  For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, rich toward all who call on him.

• Romans 10:13

  For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

• Romans 10:14

  How then are they to call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him whom they have not heard? And how are they to hear without someone proclaiming?

• 1 Corinthians 1:2

  to the assembly of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in the Messiah Jesus, called to be saints, together with all those who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, their Lord and ours:

• 2 Corinthians 1:23

  But I call God as witness on my life that it was to spare you that I did not come again to Corinth.

• 2 Timothy 2:22

  But flee youthful desires, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

• Hebrews 11:16

  But as it is, they long for a better one, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

• James 2:7

  Do they not blaspheme the good name that was invoked over you?

• 1 Peter 1:17

  And if you call on as Father the one who judges without partiality according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your pilgrimage,