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προκαλέω

προκαλέω, to call forth

προκαλ-έω,
  • call forth, D.C. 44.34:—Pass., Plb. 22.9.2; to be evoked, Epicur. Fr. 411.
  • B mostly Med., call out to fight, challenge, Αἴας δὲ πρῶτος προκαλέσσατο Il. 13.809, cf. Od. 8.142; ἴθι νῦν προκάλεσσαι . . Μενέλαον ἐξαῦτις μαχέσασθαι Il. 3.432, cf. 7.39; προκαλέσσατο χάρμῃ ib. 218; so, later, π. εἰς ἀγῶνα X. Mem. 2.3.17, cf. Luc. Symp. 20; εἰς μονομαχίαν Ael. VH 1.24; μάχῃ Anacreont. 12.7; ταῦτα π. τοὺς συνόντας thus . ., X. Cyr. 1.4.4; challenge to drink, Critias Fr. 6.7 D.; π. τινὰ συμπαίζειν; συγγυμνάζεσθαι, Anacr. 14.4, Pl. Smp. 217c: prov., ἱππέας εἰς πεδίον προκαλῇ, Σωκράτη εἰς λόγους προκαλούμενος, of one who challenges another in his own department, Id. Tht. 183d, cf. Men. 268.
      • 2 invite or summon, τινὰ ἐς λόγους Hdt. 4.201, Th. 3.34; ἐς σπονδὰς καὶ διάλυσιν πολέμου Id. 4.19; ἐπὶ ξυμμαχίαν Id. 5.43; ἐπὶ τιμωρίαν D. 21.226; πρὸς τὸ συνδειπνεῖν Pl. Smp. 217c; [ἰχθῦς] πρὸς τὴν θήραν π. entice them out, Arist. HA 534a17; πρὸς αὑτόν τινας endeavour to attach them to oneself, Plb. 3.77.7.
      • 3 c. acc. et inf., invite one to do . ., Trag.Adesp. 165 (= Com.Adesp. 1295), etc.; π. τινὰ ἐς λόγον ἐλθεῖν Isoc. 5.91; εἰρήνην ποιεῖσθαι X. HG 2.2.15, cf. Pl. Euthd. 294b, etc.; προκαλούμεθα ὑμᾶς φίλοι εἶναι καὶ ἐκ τῆς γῆς ἡμῶν ἀναχωρῆσαι Th. 5.112; of things, αὐτὰ (sc. τὰ πράγματα) προκαλεῖται παρασκευάζειν τι invite, admonish, Arist. Pol. 1331a22: also π. εἰ βούλοιντο . ., c. inf., Th. 4.30.
      • 4 abs., αὐτῶν προκαλεσαμένων at or after their invitation, ib. 20, cf. Pl. R. 451c; appeal, προκαλεῖσθαι περί τινος ἐπὶ Ῥωμαίους Plb. 24.9.13.
    • II c. acc. rei, offer, propose, δίκην Th. 1.39, cf. 2.72, 73, Ar. Ach. 984, etc.; τὰ εἰρημένα Th. 5.37; τὰς σπονδάς Ar. Eq. 796: with acc. pers. added, προκαλεῖσθαί τινας τὴν εἰρήνην offer them peace, Id. Ach. 652, cf. Pl. Euthphr. 5a, Chrm. 169c.
      • 2 law-term, make an offer or challenge to the opponent for bringing about a decision, e.g. for submitting the case to arbitration, letting slaves be put to the torture, etc., προκαλοῦνται πρόκλησιν ἡμᾶς D. 37.12, cf. 40.44, Antipho 1.6: c. acc. pers., challenge him, Id. 6.23; π. εἰς πάντα τινάς ib. 26; εἰς ἀντίδοσιν Lys. 24.9; εἰς ὅρκον D. 52.17; εἰς ἐμφανῶν κατάστασιν Is. 6.31 (leg. προσ-) ; π. τινά τι make one an offer, D. 48.4, cf. 37.42: c. acc. et inf., π. τὴν μητέρα ὀμόσαι offer that she should take an oath, Id. 55.27: c. inf. only, π. ἐθέλειν ἐπιδεῖξαι Id. 27.50, cf. 54.27; also π. κατά τινος εἰς μαρτυρίαν Id. 29.20 (προσκ- codd.):—Pass., π. περὶ Ἐπιδάμνου ἐς κρίσιν Th. 1.34.
    • III call up or forth, εὐγένειαν E. HF 308; τὸν Θησαυρὸν ἐς τουμφανές Luc. Tim. 41; τρίχας Dsc. 2.151.

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