Bible Dictionary: Summon

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To call, bid, or cite; to notify to come to appear; -- often with up.

2. (v. t.) To give notice to, or command to appear, as in court; to cite by authority; as, to summon witnesses.

3. (v. t.) To call upon to surrender, as a fort.

Greek

3143. marturomai -- to summon as witness, to affirm
... to summon as witness, to affirm. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: marturomai
Phonetic Spelling: (mar-too'-rom-ahee) Short Definition: I call to witness ...
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3333. metakaleo -- to call from one place to another
... to another. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: metakaleo Phonetic Spelling:
(met-ak-al-eh'-o) Short Definition: I send for Definition: mid: I summon to myself ...
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4341. proskaleo -- to call to
... to call to. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: proskaleo Phonetic Spelling:
(pros-kal-eh'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I summon Definition: I call to myself ...
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3343. metapempo -- to send after or for
... to send after or for. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: metapempo Phonetic Spelling:
(met-ap-emp'-o) Short Definition: I send for, summon Definition: I send ...
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4377. prosphoneo -- to call to
... to call to. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: prosphoneo Phonetic Spelling:
(pros-fo-neh'-o) Short Definition: I call to, summon Definition: I call to ...
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5455. phoneo -- to call out
... to call out. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: phoneo Phonetic Spelling:
(fo-neh'-o) Short Definition: I crow, shout, summon Definition: I give forth a sound ...
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3870. parakaleo -- to call to or for, to exhort, to encourage
... for, to exhort, to encourage. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: parakaleo Phonetic
Spelling: (par-ak-al-eh'-o) Short Definition: I summon, entreat, admonish ...
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2564. kaleo -- to call
... Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: kaleo Phonetic Spelling: (kal-eh'-o) Short
Definition: I call, invite, name Definition: (a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I ...
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4317. prosago -- to bring or lead to
... bring, draw near. From pros and ago; to lead towards, ie (transitively) to conduct
near (summon, present), or (intransitively) to approach -- bring, draw near. ...
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994. boao -- to call out
... proclaim. 994 (from 995 , "cry out") -- (cry out"); to make an ; summon , because
sorely needing a response (assistance). 994 ("shouting ...
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Strong's Hebrew

3259. yaad -- to appoint
... assembled (3), assigned (1), designated (1), designates (1), gather (1), gathered
(3), made an appointment (2), meet (7), meet together (1), set (1), summon (3 ...
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8085. shama -- to hear
... 1), pay heed (1), proclaim (15), proclaimed (6), proclaims (1), reported (3), sang
(1), show (1), sound (2), sound* (1), sounded (1), summon (2), summoned (2 ...
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7121. qara -- to call, proclaim, read
... 17), proclaiming (3), proclaims (2), read (35), reading (2), reads (1), screamed
(2), screamed* (1), shouted (1), spoken (1), sues (1), summon (6), summoned (14 ...
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553. amets -- to be stout, strong, bold, alert
... 1), makes her strong (1), mighty (1), proved...strong (1), raises (1), strengthen
(6), strengthened (3), strong (2), stronger (1), summon (1), supported (1 ...
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Library

What Can be More Distinct than this Statement? what could Possibly ...
... to any one more probable, let him hold to it, putting the other aside." He has been
very careful in his statements, as you know; and yet you summon him to be ...
/.../29 what can be more.htm

Philip at Antioch
... He therefore sent a priest to summon Philip into his presence, in order to coerce
him into submission, and if he had not been under the immediate protection of ...
/.../chapter lxvi philip at antioch.htm

Letter from the Emperor Constantine to the Synod of Tyre, and ...
... I will explain to you the cause of my writing to you in this strain, and you will
know from what follows, why I summon you before myself through this document. ...
/.../chapter xxviii letter from the emperor.htm

That it be Lawful for the Bishop of Carthage to Ordain a Cleric ...
... præpositis in the Latin], or presbyters or bishops from me: and I, bearing in mind
what things have been ordained these I observe, to wit, I summon the bishop ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon lv greek lix that.htm

Faith the Sole Saving Act.
... I do not summon you to the performance of any such service as that which you have
in mind, in order to your justification and acceptance before the Divine ...
/.../shedd/sermons to the natural man/faith the sole saving act.htm

Spanish Conquest-The Propagation, Decay, and Downfall of Spanish ...
... In a form deliberately drawn up and prescribed by the civil and ecclesiastical
counselors at Madrid, the invader of a new province was to summon the rulers and ...
/.../chapter ii spanish conquest-the propagation.htm

Life of St. Ambrose.
... And in the same year, when the Arians, hoping for large support from the East, had
almost persuaded the Emperor to summon a general council at Aquileia, St. ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/v life of st ambrose.htm

Moody -- what Think Ye of Christ?
... Now let us summon Pilate. Let him enter the witness-box. ... I might go further. I might
summon the very devils themselves and ask them for their testimony. ...
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To those who had not Attended the Assembly.
... Household slaves indeed when they have to discharge some service in common, summon
their fellow slaves, but you when you are going to meet for this spiritual ...
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To Nicholas of Osimo
... So I summon thee and my other servants to labour in desire, in vigils, and prayer,
and every other work, according to the skill which I give you; for I tell ...
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Thesaurus

Summon (25 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To give notice to, or command to appear, as in court; to cite by authority;
as, to summon witnesses. ... Multi-Version Concordance Summon (25 Occurrences). ...
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Call
... Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (vt) To command or request to come or be present;
to summon; as, to call a servant. 2. (vt) To summon...
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Convent
... 4. (vi) To meet together; to concur. 5. (vi) To be convenient; to serve. 6. (vt)
To call before a judge or judicature; to summon; to convene. Int. ...
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Convene (6 Occurrences)
... 1. (vi) To call together; to summon; to unite; as, to convene a meeting of
the elders. ... 4. (vt) To summon judicially to meet or appear. ...
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Vouch (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To call; to summon. 2. (vt) To call upon
to witness. 3. (vt) To warrant; to maintain by affirmations ...
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Jehudi (3 Occurrences)
... He was sent by the princes to summon Baruch to read the roll containing Jeremiah's
prophecies to them; he afterward read them to the king, who destroyed them. ...
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Lodges (14 Occurrences)
... " (WEB DBY). Acts 10:32 Send therefore to Joppa, and summon Simon, who is surnamed
Peter. He lodges in the house of Simon a tanner, by the seaside. ...
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Warn (35 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To make ware or aware; to give previous information to; to give notice to;
to notify; to admonish; hence, to notify or summon by authority; as, to warn ...
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Invite (20 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To ask; to request; to bid; to summon; to ask to do some act, or go to some
place; esp., to ask to an entertainment or visit; to request the company of ...
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Infant (14 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 51:27 Lift ye up an ensign in the land, Blow a trumpet among nations, Sanctify
against it nations, Summon against it the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni ...
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Bible Concordance

Summon (25 Occurrences)

Acts 10:32 Send therefore to Joppa, and summon Simon, who is surnamed Peter. He lodges in the house of Simon a tanner, by the seaside. When he comes, he will speak to you.'
(WEB)

Acts 24:25 As he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, "Go your way for this time, and when it is convenient for me, I will summon you."
(WEB NAS RSV)

Acts 25:3 asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem; plotting to kill him on the way.
(WEB)

Numbers 22:5 He sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, "Behold, there is a people who came out from Egypt. Behold, they cover the surface of the earth, and they are staying opposite me.
(See NIV)

Numbers 22:20 God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, "If the men have come to call you, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak to you, that you shall do."
(See NIV)

Deuteronomy 25:8 Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak to him: and if he stand, and say, "I don't want to take her;"
(See NAS NIV)

1 Samuel 22:11 Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests who were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king. The First Book of Kings
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2 Samuel 17:5 Then said Absalom, "Now call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he says."
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2 Samuel 20:4 Then said the king to Amasa, "Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and be here present."
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2 Samuel 20:5 So Amasa went to call the men of Judah together; but he stayed longer than the set time which he had appointed him.
(See RSV NIV)

1 Kings 22:13 The messenger who went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, "See now, the the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth. Please let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak good."
(See NAS RSV NIV)

2 Kings 10:19 Now therefore call to me all the prophets of Baal, all of his worshippers, and all of his priests. Let none be absent; for I have a great sacrifice to Baal. Whoever is absent, he shall not live." But Jehu did it in subtlety, intending that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.
(See NAS NIV)

2 Chronicles 18:12 The messenger who went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth: let your word therefore, please be like one of theirs, and speak good.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Job 9:19 If it is a matter of strength, behold, he is mighty! If of justice,'Who,' says he,'will summon me?'
(WEB ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 68:28 Your God has commanded your strength. Strengthen, God, that which you have done for us.
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Isaiah 22:20 And in that day I will send for my servant, Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah:
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Isaiah 45:4 Because of Jacob my servant, and Israel whom I have taken for myself, I have sent for you by name, giving you a name of honour, though you had no knowledge of me.
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Isaiah 46:11 Sending for a bird of strong flight from the east, the man of my purpose from a far country; I have said it, and I will give effect to it; the thing designed by me will certainly be done.
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Isaiah 48:13 Yes, by my hand was the earth placed on its base, and by my right hand the heavens were stretched out; at my word they take up their places.
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Isaiah 55:5 See, you will send for a nation of which you had no knowledge, and those who had no knowledge of you will come running to you, because of the Lord your God, and because of the Holy One of Israel, for he has given you glory.
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Jeremiah 50:29 Summon unto Babylon archers, all treading the bow, Encamp against her round about, Let 'her' have no escape; Recompense to her according to her work, According to all that she did -- do to her, For unto Jehovah she hath been proud, Unto the Holy One of Israel.
(YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 36:29 I will save you from all your uncleanness: and I will call for the grain, and will multiply it, and lay no famine on you.
(See RSV)

Ezekiel 38:21 I will call for a sword against him to all my mountains, says the Lord Yahweh: every man's sword shall be against his brother.
(See RSV NIV)

Joel 1:14 Sanctify a fast. Call a solemn assembly. Gather the elders, and all the inhabitants of the land, to the house of Yahweh, your God, and cry to Yahweh.
(See NIV)

Nahum 2:1 He who dashes in pieces has come up against you. Keep the fortress! Watch the way! Strengthen your waist! Fortify your power mightily!
(See NAS)

Subtopics

Summon

Related Terms

Call

Convent

Convene (6 Occurrences)

Vouch (1 Occurrence)

Jehudi (3 Occurrences)

Lodges (14 Occurrences)

Warn (35 Occurrences)

Invite (20 Occurrences)

Infant (14 Occurrences)