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παρακαλέω

παρακαλέω, to call to

παρακᾰλέω, Att. fut. -καλῶ, later -καλέσω LXX Jb. 7.13, al.:—
  • 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. 18.166 sq., 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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