Plato Greek Lexicon ἀνακαλέω

ἀνακαλέω

anakaleo

call up

Appears 4 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀνακαλέω, poet. ἀγκ-, A. call up or back, esp. of magical invocations: —in Med., call up the dead, A. Pers. 621, E. Hel. 966; χαλκοῦ πατάγοις τὸ φῶς [τῆς σελήνης] Plu. Aem. 17. II. call again and again; and so: 1. invoke again and again, appeal to, θεούς Hdt. 9.90, E. Ph. 608, al.; τὰς ἐπωνυμίας τοῦ θεοῦ ἀνακαλῶν Pl. R. 394a; τοὺς προγόνους D. 25.97, etc.:—so in Med., τὸν αὑτῆς δαίμονʼ ἀνακαλουμένη S. Tr. 910; invoke again, κεκλημένους μὲν ἀνακαλούμεθʼ αὖ θεούς E. Supp. 626: c. inf., ἀνακαλοῦμαι ξυμμάχους ἐλθεῖν [ἀράς] S. OC 1376, cf. E. Tr. 469. 2. summon, cite, Hdt. 3.127, And. 1.45; cite before a court, Lys. 15.5:—Med., call to oneself, send for, summon, Hdt. 2.121.αʹ, Arist. Ath. 8.2; εἰς τοὺς μυρίους ἀ. X. HG 7.4.33. 3. call by a name, Δαναούς Th. 1.3; ὀνομαστὶ ἀ. 7.70; ἐξ ὀνόματος ἀ. D.H. 8.65; with the Art., ἀνακαλοῦντες τὸν προδότην X. An. 6.6.7, cf. Cyr. 3.3.4; ἀνακαλοῦντες ταῦτα τὰ ὀνόματα ἑαυτούς Pl. R. 471d:—Pass., Ἀργεῖος ἀνακαλούμενος proclaimed an Argive, S. El. 693; so prob. τῷ Λημνίῳ τῷδʼ ἀνακαλουμένῳ πυρί yon fire famed as Lemnian, Id. Ph. 800. 4. call on, call to, esp. for encouragement, ἀλλήλους X. Cyr. 7.1.35, etc.: —Med., rally, ὥσπερ πεφευγότας Pl. Phd. 89a; εἴ τις κύνας ἐν θήρᾳ -οῖτο X. Cyr. 1 6.19; simply, call to, Th. 7.73: c. acc. cogn., τίνα στοναχὰν . . ἀγκαλέσωμαι; E. Ph. 1490; ἀνακαλεῖς με τίνα βοάν; with what cry dost thou call upon me? Id. HF 910. III. call back, recall, mostly in Med., αἷμα τίς ἂν πάλιν ἀγκαλέσαιτʼ ἐπαείδων A. Ag. 1021, etc.; recall a general from his command, Th. 1.131; call back from battle, ἀνακαλεῖσθαι τῇ σάλπιγγι sound a retreat, X. An. 4.4.22; call dogs to heel, Pl. R. 440d (Pass.). 2. restore to health, Dsc. 2.34. 3. in Med., recall, recollect oneself, Hp. Epid. 1.26.αʹ, cf. Gal. 17(1).259; so ἀ. τὸν νόον ἐξ ἀγνοίας Ti.Locr. 104c; ἀνάνηφε καὶ ἀνακαλοῦ σεαυτόν M.Ant. 6.31: hence, recall, make good, τὰ ἁμαρτήματα Lys. 6.49; ἐν ὀλίγῳ πάντα D.C. 73.10.
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