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ἐπικαλέω

epikaleo

summon

Appears 25 times across Plato's dialogues.

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ἐπικαλέω, A. summon a god to a sacrifice or as witness to an oath, etc., invoke, θεόν Hdt. 2.39, 3.8, al.; ἐπὶ δὲ κάλεσον Ἄρτεμιν Ar. Lys. 1280, cf. Act.Ap. 7.59, etc.; ἐ. θεόν τινι invoke a god over one, to be gracious to him, Hdt. 1.199; or, watch over his good faith, Id. 3.65:— Med.,Id. 1.87, al., X. HG 2.3.55, al.; ἐπικαλεσάμενος τὸν θεόν OGI 194.18 (Egypt, i B.C.). b. pray for, πρὸ καιροῦ τὸν θάνατον PLond. 5.1676.24 (vi A.D.). 2. invite, γέροντας ἐπὶ πλέονας καλέσαντες Od. 7.189:—Med., Hdt. 1.187, al. II. Med., call in as a helper or ally, ἐπικαλεῖσθαί τινα σύμμαχον Id. 8.64, cf. Th. 1.101: c.inf., Hdt. 1.87; ἐ. τοὺς κεκμηκότας μὴ γενέσθαι Th. 3.59; ἐ. ἐκ Θεσσαλίης ἐπικουρίην Hdt. 5.63. 2. call in as witness, μάρτυρας ἐ. τινάς Antipho 1.30, cf. Pl. Lg. 664c: c.inf., ἐ. θεοὺς . . καθορᾶν τὰ γιγνόμενα X. HG 2.3.55: with neut. Adj., ταῦτα ἐ. Hdt. 9.62. b. appeal to, σύνεσιν καὶ παιδείαν D. 18.127 (hence, = Lat.appello, provoco, Plu. Marc. 2; τὸν δῆμον ἀπὸ τῶν δικαστῶν Id. TG 16; Καίσαρα Act.Ap. 25.11). 3. call before one, summon, of the Ephors, Hdt. 5.39. 4. challenge, ib.5.1.2. III. call by surname, Δίων ὃν ἐπεκάλουν Χρυσόστομον Eun. VSp.454 B.:—more freq. Pass., to be called by surname, ἐπεκλήθησαν Κεκροπίδαι Hdt. 8.44; to be nicknamed, Ἀριστόδημον τὸν μικρὸν ἐπικαλούμενον X. Mem. 1.4.2, cf. HG 2.3.31; also τὸ ὄνομα ἐπικέκληταί σοι LXX De. 28.10; ἐπικληθήσεται ἐν αὐτοῖς τὸ ὄνομάμου ib.Ge. 48.16. IV. bring as an accusation against, τινί τι Th. 1.139, 4.133, cf. Isoc. 12.9; ἐ. τινί, c. inf., accuse one of doing, Th. 2.27, cf. Antipho 3.1.1; ἐ. τὴν ἀπόστασιν ὅτι . . ἐποιήσαντο Th. 3.36; ἐ. τινὶ πάντα ὅσα ἠδίκητο D.C. 37.6; ταῦτʼ ἐπικαλεῖς; is this your charge? Ar. Pax 663; ἐ. ἀρχαιότητα objecting to its obsoleteness, Pl. Lg. 657b: abs., ἐπικαλείτω let him bring his action, SIG 45.17 (Halic., v B.C.); ὁ ἐπικαλῶν the plaintiff, PHal. 1.216 (iii B.C.):—Pass., τὰ ἐπικαλεύμενα χρήματα the money imputed to him, i.e. which he was charged with having, Hdt. 2.118 (but τὰ ἐπικαλούμενα the sums claimed, PPetr. 2p.108 (iii B.C.), and so in Act. λείαν ἐ.ib.3p.185); περὶ δανείου PGrenf. 2.31.15 (ii B.C.). 2. c. dat. pers. only, ἐπικαλεῖν τινί quarrel, dispute with, ἀλλήλοις Pl. Lg. 766e.
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