ὀνομάζω
onomázō · G3687 · Greek · 10 occurrences
Meanings
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to call, to give a name to, to give a title to
To give a name or title to
ExamplesLuke 6:14 Simon, whom He also named Peter, and his brother Andrew; and James and John; and Philip and Bartholomew;
1 Corinthians 5:11 But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is a sexually immoral person, or a greedy person, or an idolater, or is verbally abusive, or habitually drunk, or a swindler—not even to eat with such a person.
Ephesians 1:21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.
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to pronounce a name, to call out a name
To utter a name in a ritual context (without directly referring to the person or speaking about the person in question)
ExamplesLuke 6:13 And when day came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as apostles:
Acts 19:13 But also some of the Jewish exorcists, who went from place to place, attempted to use the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had the evil spirits, saying, “I order you in the name of Jesus whom Paul preaches!”
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to mention, to speak about
To speak of something by mentioning the name of it
ExamplesEphesians 5:3 But sexual immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be mentioned among you, as is proper among saints;
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to say that one belongs to the Lord or to declare that one is a worshiper of the Lord
(An idiom, literally: to name the name of the Lord) To employ the name of the Lord as evidence that one worships the Lord
Examples2 Timothy 2:19 Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His;” and, “Everyone who names the name of the Lord is to keep away from wickedness.”
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to be known
(A figurative extension of meaning of ὀνομάζω ‘to call a name,’) To be caused to be made known
ExamplesRomans 15:20 And in this way I aspired to preach the gospel, not where Christ was already known by name, so that I would not build on another person’s foundation;
How it’s used In 9 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
8 occurrences in 8 groups
- Not stated: he, she or it 2
- Not stated (participle) 2
- ἀκαθαρσίαimpurity 1
- πατριάlineage 1
- πλεονεξίαgreed 1
- πορνείαsexual immorality, fornication 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
4 occurrences in 2 groups
- ὄνομαname 2
- ὅςwho, which, that 2
Second objectAs in “call him Lord”
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ΠέτροςPeter 1
- ἀπόστολοςapostle 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- ἐκfrom+ ὅςwho, which, that 1
- ἐνin+ σύyou 1
- ἐπίon+ ἔχωto have 1
With adverbsAdverbs
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- καίand 1
- μηδέand not, nor, neither 1
Named alongside itApposition
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- δώδεκαtwelve 1
- πατήρfather 1
- ΣίμωνSimon 1
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἀφίστημιto depart, to fall away 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἐπιχειρέωto try 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ὑπεράνωabove 2
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Semantic domains 5 entries
- To be known28.22
- Describing Paul's missionary ambition, Romans 15:20 states “I aspired to preach the gospel, not where Christ was already known by name, so that I would not build on another person’s foundation,” where “known by name” renders this verb.
- To call, to give a name to, to give a title to33.127
- Describing the choosing of the Twelve, Luke 6:13 states “He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as apostles,” where “named” renders this verb.
- To pronounce a name, to call out a name33.133
- Describing itinerant exorcists, Acts 19:13 states “some of the Jewish exorcists, who went from place to place, attempted to use the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had the evil spirits, saying, ‘I order you in the name of Jesus whom Paul preaches!’” where the underlying infinitive rendered together with “use the name” is this same verb, of invoking a name aloud.
- To mention, to speak about33.93
- Warning against tolerated immorality, 1 Corinthians 5:11 states “I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is a sexually immoral person, or a greedy person, or an idolater,” where “so-called” renders this same verb, here of one designated or spoken of by a title.
- To say that one belongs to the Lord or to declare that one is a worshiper of the Lord53.62
- Closing his charge to Timothy, 2 Timothy 2:19 states “Everyone who names the name of the Lord is to keep away from wickedness,” where “names” renders this same verb, here of declaring one's own devotion to the Lord.
Word family 25 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon 1 aorist ὠνόμασα; passive, present ὀνομάζομαι; 1 aorist ὠνομασθην; (ὄνομα); from Homer…
a. τό ὄνομα, to name i. e. to utter: passive Eph 1:21; τοῦ κυρίου (Rec. Χριστοῦ), the name of the Lord (Christ) namely, as his Lord, 2 Tim 2:19 (the Sept. for יְהוָה שֵׁם הִזְכִּיר, to make mention of the name of Jehovah in praise, said of his worshippers, Isa 26:13; Amos 6:10); τό ὄνομα Ἰησοῦ ἐπί τινα, Acts 19:13, see ἐπί, C. I. 1 c., p. 234{b} middle b. τινα, with a proper or an appellative name as predicate accusative, to name, i. e. give name to, one: Lk 6:13f; passive to be named, i. e. bear the name of, 1 Cor 5:11; ἐκ with the genitive of the one from whom the received name is derived, Eph 3:15 (Homer Iliad 10, 68; Xenophon, mem. 4, 5, 12).
c. τινα or τί, to utter the name of a person or thing: ὅπου ὠνομάσθη Χριστός, of the lands into which the knowledge of Christ has been carried, Rom 15:20 (1 Macc. 3:9); ὀνομάζεσθαι of things which are called by their own name because they are present or exist (as opposed to those which are unheard of), 1 Cor 5:1 Rec.; Eph 5:3. (Compare: ἐπονομάζω.)
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 4 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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