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Appeal

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GREEK · G1941

ἐπικαλέω

epikaleō — to call (on)/name

ἐπι-καλέω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for קָרָא ;] 1. to call, name, surname: with accusative (cl.), Mat.10:25; pass., Act.1:23 4:36 10:5, 18 10:22 11:13 12:12, 25, Heb.11:16; τ. ὄνομα, before ἐπί (denoting possession, as Heb. עַל. . שֻׁם קָרָא), Act.15:17 (LXX), Jas.2:7 (see. CB on Amo.9:12). 2. Mid. (so also act.; cl., LXX), to call upon, invoke, appeal to (θεόν, θεούς, Hdt., Xen., al.; cf. Deiss., LAE, 426): Καίσαρα (Σεβαστόν, Act.25:25), Act.25:11-12, 21 26:32 28:19; sc. τ. Κύριον Ἰησοῦν, Act.7:59; μάρτυρα (cl.) τ. θεόν, 2Co.1:23; πατέρα, 1Pe.1:17; τ. κύριον, Rom.10:12, 2Ti.2:22; τ. ὄνομα κυρίου (μου, σου; like Heb. יְהוָֹה שֻׁם קָרָא), Act.2:21 (LXX) Act.9:14, 21 22:16, Rom.10:13-14" (LXX) 1Co.1:2 (Cremer, 335, 742).† (AS)

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GREEK · G3874

παράκλησις

paraklēsis — encouragement

παρά-κλησις, -εως, ἡ (παρακαλέω), [in LXX : Job.21:2, Psa.94:19, Hos.13:14, Nam.3:7, Isa.57:18 66:11, Jer.16:7 (נָחַם, its parts and derivatives), Jer.38:9 (תַּחֲנוּן), Isa.28:29 30:7, 1Ma.10:24 1Mac 12:9, 2Ma.7:24 2Mac 15:11 * ;] 1. a calling to one's aid, summons (Thus.), hence, appeal, entreaty (Strab., Plut., al., 1Ma.10:24; of. Lft., Notes, 20) : 2Co.8:4. 2. exhortation, encouragement: Act.15:31, Rom.12:8, 1Co.14:3, 2Co.8:17, Php.2:1, 1Th.2:3, 1Ti.4:13, Heb.12:5; λόγος (τῆς) π., Act.13:15, Heb.13:22; υἱὸς π., Act.4:36. 3. consolation, comfort (Phalar., LXX) : Luk.6:24, Act.9:31, 2Co.1:4-7 7:4 7:7 7:13, 2Th.2:16, Phm 7; τ. γραφῶν, Rom.15:4; θεὸς τῆς π., Rom.15:5, 2Co.1:3; π. τοῦ Ἰσραήλ (see Dalman, Words, 109 f.), Lk (AS)

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GREEK · G20425

ἐπίκλησις

epiklēsis — appellatio, appeal

1. a surname or additional name; the accusative being used absolute as adverb, by surname , Ἀστυάναξ, ὃν Τρῶες ἐπίκλησιν καλέουσι Astyanax, as they call him by surname (his name being Scamandrius), (Iliad by Homer), etc. 2. generally, a name , (Thucydides) 3. an imputation , (Thucydides) 4. a calling upon, invocation, appeal , (Plutarch) (ML)

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GREEK · G20604

κληδών

klēdōn — name, appellation

1. an omen or presage contained in a word or sound , (Odyssey by Homer) 2. a rumour, tidings, report , (Herdotus Historicus) 3. glory, repute , [variant datesTragica Adespota 4. a calling on, appeal , πατρῷαι κληδόνες (Aeschulus Tragicus) 5. a name, appellation , (Aeschulus Tragicus) (ML)

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GREEK · G6285

ἀνακαλέω

anakaleō — to call by name

1. to call up the dead , (Aeschulus Tragicus); so in Mid., (Euripides) 2. to call again and again : 3. to invoke, appeal to , θεούς (Herdotus Historicus), etc.;—;so in Mid., (Sophocles Tragicus) 4. to summon, cite , (Herdotus Historicus):—;Mid. to call to oneself, send for, summon , (Euripides) 5. to call by a name, ἀν. κακούς (Euripides); Δαναούς (Thucydides):—;Pass., Ἀργεῖος ἀνακαλούμενος (Sophocles Tragicus) 6. to call on , so as to encourage, (Thucydides); Mid., ἀνακαλεῖσθαι τὰς κύνας to cheer on the hounds, (Xenophon Historicus) 7. to call back, recall , mostly in Mid., (Aeschulus Tragicus); especially from exile, (Plato Philosophus); ἀνακαλεῖσθαι τῆι σάλπιγγι to sound a retreat, (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)

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Historical dictionary entry

A reference of any case from an inferior to a superior court. Moses established in the wilderness a series of judicatories such that appeals could be made from a lower to a higher (Ex. 18:13-26.) Under the Roman law the most remarkable case of appeal is that of Paul from the tribunal of Festus at Caesarea to that of the emperor at Rome (Acts 25:11, 12, 21, 25). Paul availed himself of the privilege of a Roman citizen in this matter.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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