{"def":{"short":"to entitle; by implication, to invoke (for aid, worship, testimony, decision, etc.)","long":["to put a name upon, to surname",["to permit one's self to be surnamed"],"to be named after someone","to call something to one",["to cry out upon or against one","to charge something to one as a crime or reproach","to summon one on any charge, prosecute one for a crime","to blame one for, accuse one of"],"to invoke",["to call upon for one's self, in one's behalf",["any one as a helper","as my witness","as my judge","to appeal unto"]],"to call upon by pronouncing the name of Jehovah",["an expression finding its explanation in the fact that prayers addressed to God ordinarily began with an invocation of the divine name"]]},"deriv":"middle voice from G1909 and G2564","pronun":{"ipa":"ɛ.pi.kɑˈlɛ.o.mɛ","ipa_mod":"e̞.pi.kɑˈle̞.ow.me","sbl":"epikaleomai","dic":"eh-pee-ka-LEH-oh-meh","dic_mod":"ay-pee-ka-LAY-oh-may"},"see":["G1909","G2564"]}