Dictionary entry

φωνέω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament with Strong's

φωνέω, -ῶ

(< φωνή), [in LXX for קרא (Je 17:11, al.), etc.;]

I. Intrans.

1. Of persons, to call out, cry out, speak aloud: Lk 8:8; φωνῇ μεγάλῃ, Mk 1:26, Ac 16:28; ἐφώνησε (φωνῇ μεγάλῇ) λέγων, Lk 8:54, Re 14:18; φωνήσαντες ἐπύθοντο, Ac 10:18.

2. Of the cries of animals (rarely in cl.; Is 38:14, Je, l.c.): of a cock, to crow, Mt 263, Mk 14, Lk 223, Jo 13:3818:27.

II. Trans. (in cl. chiefly poët.), c. acc. pers., to call, summon, invite: Mt 20:3227:47, Mk 9:3510:4915:35, Lk 14:1216:219:15, Jo 1:492:94:1610:311:2812:1718:33, Ac 9:4110:7; to address, call by name (Soph.), Jo 13:13 (cf. ἀνα-, ἐπι-, προσ-, συν-φωνέω).†