Strong's Greek · G3687

ὀνομάζω

onomázō

call, name

Definition

to name, i.e. assign an appellation; by extension, to utter, mention, profess

Derivation

from G3686 (ὄνομα);

Appears 10 times in Scripture

Luke 6:14

Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;

Ephesians 1:21

far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.

Luke 6:13

When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles:

Ephesians 5:3

But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.

2 Timothy 2:19

Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”

Mark 3:14

He appointed twelve of them, whom He designated as apostles, to accompany Him, to be sent out to preach,

1 Corinthians 5:11

But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.

Ephesians 3:15

from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.

Acts 19:13

Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I command you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”

Romans 15:20

In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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