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παρακαλέω

parakaleo

call to

Appears 64 times across Plato's dialogues.

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παρακαλέω, Att. fut. -καλῶ, later -καλέσω LXX Jb. 7.13, al.:—A. call to one, X. An. 3.1.32. II. call in, send for, summon, Hdt. 1.77, Ar. V. 215, etc.; σύμμαχον π. τινά Hdt. 7.158, cf. Th. 1.119, Pl. Phd. 89c, etc.; π. ἑταίρους And. 4.14; π. τινὰ ἐς τὸν πόλεμον Hdt. 7.205, cf. D. 18.24; π. τινὰ σύμβουλον X. An. 1.6.5; τινὰς εἰς συμβουλήν Pl. La. 186a; συνήγορον Aeschin. 2.184; invoke the gods, τοὺς θεούς D. 18.8; περὶ τούτου τὸν θεόν (as medical adviser) IG 42(1).126.31 (Epid., ii A. D.); τὸν Ἐνυάλιον X. HG 2.4.17; Διόνυσον εἰς τὴν τελετήν Pl. Lg. 666b; [τοὺς θεοὺς] π. βοηθούς Arr. Epict. 3.21.12:—Pass., παρακαλούμενος καὶ ἄκλητος, ‘vocatus atque non vocatus’, Th. 1.118; -κληθέντες ἐς ξυμμαχίαν Id. 5.31; παρακαλουμένη ἀμύνειν being called upon to ward off, Pl. Lg. 692e; -κληθεὶς γυμνασιαρχῆσαι OGI 339.53 (Sestos, ii B. C.). 2. summon oneʼs friends to attend one in a trial, π. τοὺς φίλους Is. 1.7, etc.; π. τινάς call them as witnesses, Lys. 14.28; π. πάντας ἀνθρώπους D. 34.29:—Med., dub. in Lycurg. 28:—Pass., παρακεκλημένοι summoned to attend at a trial, Aeschin. 1.173. b. summon a defendant into court, in Pass., PTeb. 297.5 (ii A. D.), Mitteis Chr. 71.5 (v A. D.). 3. invite, ἐπὶ δαῖτα E. Ba. 1247; εἰς (v.l. ἐπὶ) θήραν X. Cyr. 4.6.3; ἐπὶ τὸ βῆμα π. invite him to mount the tribune, Aeschin. 3.72. 4. appeal to, τινὰ περὶ γῆς App. Pun. 136. III. exhort, encourage, τάξις τάξιν παρεκάλει A. Pers. 380, cf. Plb. 1.60.5; π. τινὰ εἰς μάχην E. Ph. 1254; τινὰ ἐπὶ τὰ κάλλιστα ἔργα X. An. 3.1.24; π. τὴν νόησιν εἰς ἐπίσκεψιν Pl. R. 523b; πρὸς τὸ μνημονεύειν Isoc. 3.12: c. inf., E. Cyc. 156, X. An. 5.6.19, Decr. ap. D. 18.185:—Pass., Isoc. 2.14; παρακέκληται ἡ διάνοια Arist. EN 1175a7. 2. comfort, console, τοὺς πενθοῦντας LXX Si. 48.24:—Pass., Ev.Matt. 2.18, 5.4. 3. excite, τινὰ ἐς φόβον E. Or. 1583; ἐς δάκρυα Id. IA 497; incite, π. καὶ παροξύνειν ἐπί . . Epicur. Nat. 54 G.; of things, foment, φλόγα X. Cyr. 7.5.23. IV. demand, require, ὁ θάλαμος σκεύη π. Id. Oec. 9.3:—Pass., τὰ παρακαλούμενα proposals, demands, Philipp. ap. D. 18.166sq., Plb. 4.29.3. V. beseech, entreat, Id. 4.82.8, PTeb. 24.46 (ii B. C.), etc.; π. τινὰ ἵνα . . Aristeas 318, Ev.Marc. 8.22, Arr. Epict. 2.7.11, etc.; ὅπως . . Ev.Matt. 8.34: but ἐρωτῶ καὶ π. for δέομαι is condemned by Hermog. Meth. 3. VI. Pass., relent, πρός, ἐπί τινι, towards a person, LXX Jd. 21.6, 15, cf. 2 Ki. 24.16. 2. repent, regret, παρακέκλημαι ὅτι . . ib. 1 Ki. 15.11.
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