προσφωνοῦντα
prosphōnéō
calling out
To address, call out, or speak to someone, typically directly or by name; to summon or formally greet, often with a sense of initiating communication. The primary meaning is to speak or call toward a person, whether in greeting, summoning, or addressing by voice, with various contextual nuances such as announcing, signaling, or hailing someone.
Matthew 11:16 · Word #15
Lexicon G4377
| Lemma | προσφωνέω |
| Transliteration | prosphōnéō |
| Strong's | G4377 |
| Definition | To address, call out, or speak to someone, typically directly or by name; to summon or formally greet, often with a sense of initiating communication. The primary meaning is to speak or call toward a person, whether in greeting, summoning, or addressing by voice, with various contextual nuances such as announcing, signaling, or hailing someone. |
Morphology V PRS ACT PTCP NOM N PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | calling out |
| Literal | calling-out |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | προσφωνέω |
| Strong's | G4377 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4377-03
addressing
| Morphological Notes | Verb, present active participle, nominative neuter plural (PPA NNP); denotes ongoing action performed by neuter plural subjects. |
| Rendering Rationale | The present active participle conveys ongoing action, and the core sense of directing one's voice toward someone is preserved in "addressing." The nominative neuter plural form indicates "those/things addressing" as an active, continuous action. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
addressing
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | 'addressing' accurately renders the participial form and meaning of the word in context, describing the action of the children. |