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ἐκκαλέω

ekkaleo

call out

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐκκαλέω, A. call out or forth, summon forth, Il. 24.582, etc.; τινὰ δόμων E. Ba. 170 ; ἔνδοθεν Lys. 3.8 ; crave speech of, τινά S. OT 597 codd. II. Med., call out to oneself, ψυχάς Od. 24.1, cf. Hdt. 8.79, S. Ph. 1264. 2. call forth, elicit, χαρὰ δάκρυον ἐκκαλουμένη A. Ag. 270 ; ὀργήν Aeschin. 2.3 ; ἴσως ἂν ἐκκαλέσαιθʼ ὑμᾶς D. 4.42, cf. Pl. Euthd. 288d ; λιμὸν ἐ. Antiph. 217.23 ; τοὺς ἱππεῖς entice, provoke to battle, Plb. 1.19.2, cf. Ascl. Tact. 7.1. 3. c.inf., call on one to do, S. Tr. 1206 ; ἐ. [τινὰ] ποτὶ ἔργα Ti.Locr. 104b : plpf. in med. sense, ἐξεκέκλητο πρὸς τὴν πρᾶξίν τινας Plb. 4.57.4 :—Pass., -κληθῆναι πρὸς τὰς ὠφελείας Id. 3.51.11 ; to be provoked, εἴς, ἐπί τι, Phld. Ir.pp.52,95 W.; ἐς ὀργήν, δάκρυα, Philostr. VS 2.8.4, 2.10.1. 4. demand, require, ὡς τὰ φαινόμενα-εῖται Epicur. Ep. 2p.36U., cf. 53 U. III. Pass., = Lat. evocari, of foreign numina, Plu. 2.278f. IV. Med., appeal against, κρίσιν ἐπί τινα ib.178f; refer, προβλήματα ἐπὶ τὴν τῶν ἀλόγων φύσιν ὥσπερ ἀλλοδαπὴν πόλιν ib.493b.
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