φωνέω
Etym. φωνή
I. "to produce a sound or tone":
1. properly of men, "to speak loud or clearly", or simply "to speak", Hom., etc.;—c. acc. cogn., ὄπα φωνήσασα "making" the voice "sound", Od.; so, βέκος φ. "to utter the sound" βέκος, Hdt.; so with neut. adj., μέγιστα φωνέειν "to have the" loudest "voice", id=Hdt.; μέγα φ. Aesch.: —absol. "to cry aloud", Soph.; "to sing", Theocr.
2. of animals, "to utter their cries", Arist.; of the cock, "to crow", NTest.
3. of a musical instrument, "to sound", Eur.; but βροντὴ φ. it "has a voice, is significant", Xen.
II. c. acc. pers. "to speak to, call to", Il.; c. dat. "to cry to", Ζεῦ ἄνα, σοὶ φωνῶ Soph.
2. "to call by name, call", id=Soph., NTest.
3. φ. τινα, c. inf., "to command" one to do, σὲ φωνῶ μὴ συγκομίζειν Soph.
III. c. acc. rei, "to speak or tell of", Aesch., Soph.