prosphōneō · call out, address

What it means

prosphōneō (προσφωνέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “call out, address”.

Call to, call out to someone, address; also summon.

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. Raise one's voice to someone so they come or listen.

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

How it is translated

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

• addressed them ×2
• he called ×2
• call out ×1
• calling out ×1
• he was addressing ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Luke×4
• Acts×2

• Matthew 11:16

  But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call out to the others,

• Luke 6:13

  And when day came, he called his disciples, and chose from them twelve, whom he also named apostles:

• Luke 7:32

  They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another, who say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a lament, and you did not weep.’

• Luke 13:12

  And when Jesus saw her, he called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are set free from your weakness.”

• Luke 23:20

  But Pilate addressed them again, wanting to release Jesus;

• Acts 21:40

  And when he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the steps, motioned with his hand to the people; and when there was a great silence, he addressed them in the Hebrew language, saying,

• Acts 22:2

  And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language, they kept even more quiet. And he says: