ἐπιβο-άω G1916
to call upon, cry out to; to invoke, acclaim, or summon loudly
This verb describes calling upon someone or crying out, often with urgency or emotion. It appears in contexts of invoking deities, calling upon the dead at funerals, or summoning help. The middle voice can mean to cry out against someone or to acclaim and applaud. Classical usage includes hunters' hounds giving voice when they pick up a scent. The compound prefix ἐπι- adds direction: calling toward or upon a person or deity, making it especially suitable for prayer and invocation.
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἐπιβο-άω, future -βοήσομαι, Ionic dialect and Epic dialect -βώσομαι (see.below):— call upon or to, cry out to, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. τινί, with infinitive, call on one to do.., Refs, invoke, Refs 4th c.AD+, of hounds, give tongue, Refs 5th c.BC+; cry out, Refs 2nd c.AD+; of calling upon the dead at funerals, Refs __2. utter or sing aloud over, Refs 6th c.BC+; shriek out besides, Refs 5th c.BC+. __3.…