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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The act of summoning; a call by authority, or by the command of a superior, to appear at a place named, or to attend to some duty.

2. (n.) A warning or citation to appear in court; a written notification signed by the proper officer, to be served on a person, warning him to appear in court at a day specified, to answer to the plaintiff, testify as a witness, or the like.

3. (n.) A demand to surrender.

4. (v. t.) To summon.

Greek

1860. epaggelia -- a summons, a promise
... a summons, a promise. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: epaggelia
Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ang-el-ee'-ah) Short Definition: a promise Definition: a ...
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3874. paraklesis -- a calling to one's aid, ie encouragement ...
... paraklesis Phonetic Spelling: (par-ak'-lay-sis) Short Definition: exhortation, entreaty,
encouragement, comfort Definition: a calling for, summons, hence: (a ...
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2821. klesis -- a calling
... a calling. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: klesis Phonetic Spelling:
(klay'-sis) Short Definition: a calling, summons Definition: a calling ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7121. qara -- to call, proclaim, read
... 2), read (35), reading (2), reads (1), screamed (2), screamed* (1), shouted (1),
spoken (1), sues (1), summon (6), summoned (14), summoning (1), summons (2). ...
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Library

The Omnipotent Summons.
... XVI. THE OMNIPOTENT SUMMONS. The moment ... below. Startling mandate! Can we
suppose a remonstrance to so strange a summons? What! to ...
/.../macduff/memories of bethany/xvi the omnipotent summons.htm

The Peaceful Summons of Salvation Opposed to the Sounds of War. ...
... ORIGINAL HYMNS HYMN XLIV. The peaceful Summons of Salvation opposed to the
Sounds of War."(Anniversary.). 8.8.8.8 James Montgomery. ...
/.../montgomery/sacred poems and hymns/hymn xliv the peaceful summons.htm

The Emperor Also Summons to the Synod Acesius, Bishop of the ...
... The ECCLESIASTICAL HistorY, BY SOCRATES SCHOLASTICUS. Book I. Chapter X."The Emperor
also summons to the Synod Acesius, Bishop of the Novatians. ...
/.../chapter x the emperor also summons.htm

The Emperor Summons the Synod to Himself by Letter, in Order that ...
... Book I. Chapter XXXIV."The Emperor summons the Synod to himself by Letter, in order
that the Charges against Athanasius might be carefully examined before him ...
/.../chapter xxxiv the emperor summons the.htm

Psalm 50 the Lord, the Sovereign, Sends his Summons Forth,
... THE PSALMS OF DAVID PSALM 50 The Lord, the Sovereign, sends his summons forth,.
The last judgment. PM. The Lord, the Sovereign, sends his summons forth,. ...
/.../watts/the psalms and hymns of isaac watts/psalm 50 the lord the.htm

The Calling and the Kingdom
... Suppose we try to put away the technical word 'calling' and instead of 'calling'
say 'summons,' which is nearer the idea, because it conveys the notions more ...
/.../expositions of holy scripture ephesians peter/the calling and the kingdom.htm

Letter Lix. (AD 401. )
... 1. Your summons to the Council reached me on the fifth day before the Ides of November,
in the evening, and found me very much indisposed, so that I could not ...
/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/letter lix a d 401.htm

Appendix A: Alleged Perfidy of Mary of Guise
... Stirling . . . and so should no extremity be used, but the summons should
be continued" (deferred) "till further advisement. Which ...
/.../lang/john knox and the reformation/appendix a alleged perfidy of.htm

'Seek Ye' --'I Will Seek'
... that God 'calls us by His own glory and virtue.' That is to say, the very manifestation
of the divine Being is such that there lies in it a summons to behold ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture j/seek yei will seek.htm

To Domnus, Bishop of Antioch.
... that the pettiness of the victorious emperor had been put an end to, a reconciliation
effected between him and the very godly bishop, [1869] the summons to the ...
/.../theodoret/the ecclesiastical history of theodoret/cxii to domnus bishop of.htm

Thesaurus

Summons (7 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Summons (7 Occurrences). Genesis 46:33 It will happen,
when Pharaoh summons you, and will say,'What is your occupation?' (WEB). ...
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Call
... the discharge of a particular duty; to designate for an office, or employment,
especially of a religious character; -- often used of a divine summons; as, to ...
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Challenge (6 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) An invitation to engage in a contest or controversy of any kind; a defiance;
specifically, a summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message ...
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Alarm (26 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. ...
The passages in Jeremiah (4:19; 49:2) both refer to the summons for war. ...
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Serve (407 Occurrences)
... 11. (vt) To bring to notice, deliver, or execute, either actually or constructively,
in such manner as the law requires; as, to serve a summons. 12. ...
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Summoning (9 Occurrences)

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Jehovah (20094 Occurrences)
... to heart. In Isaiah 43:8 ff; Yahweh summons Israel the servant, who in
spite of blindness and deafness yet is His witness. It has ...
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Servant (738 Occurrences)
... to heart. In Isaiah 43:8 ff; Yahweh summons Israel the servant, who in
spite of blindness and deafness yet is His witness. It has ...
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Yahweh (6653 Occurrences)
... to heart. In Isaiah 43:8 ff; Yahweh summons Israel the servant, who in
spite of blindness and deafness yet is His witness. It has ...
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Joel (22 Occurrences)
... It is the Lord's land that is wasted; hence, the summons (Joel 1:14) to "cry unto
Yahweh," and in the verses that follow the supplication by man and beast for ...
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Bible Concordance

Summons (7 Occurrences)

Genesis 46:33 It will happen, when Pharaoh summons you, and will say,'What is your occupation?'
(WEB)

Numbers 16:12 Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and they said, "We won't come up:
(See NAS)

Numbers 22:37 Balak said to Balaam, "Didn't I earnestly send to you to call you? Why didn't you come to me? Am I not able indeed to promote you to honor?"
(See NIV)

Psalms 50:1 A Psalm by Asaph. The Mighty One, God, Yahweh, speaks, and calls the earth from sunrise to sunset.
(See RSV NIV)

Psalms 50:4 He calls to the heavens above, to the earth, that he may judge his people:
(See NAS NIV)

Isaiah 45:3 And I will give you the stores of the dark, and the wealth of secret places, so that you may be certain that I am the Lord, who gave you your name, even the God of Israel.
(See NIV)

Nahum 2:5 He summons his picked troops. They stumble on their way. They dash to its wall, and the protective shield is put in place.
(WEB NIV)

Subtopics

Summons

Related Terms

Call

Challenge (6 Occurrences)

Alarm (26 Occurrences)

Serve (407 Occurrences)

Summoning (9 Occurrences)

Jehovah (20094 Occurrences)

Servant (738 Occurrences)

Yahweh (6653 Occurrences)