Bible Dictionary: Invoke

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(v. t.) To call on for aid or protection; to summon; to invite earnestly or solemnly; to implore; as, to invoke the Supreme Being, or to invoke His and blessing.

Greek

332. anathematizo -- to declare anathema, devote to destruction
... to destruction. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: anathematizo Phonetic Spelling:
(an-ath-em-at-id'-zo) Short Definition: I curse, invoke curses Definition ...
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1941. epikaleo -- to call upon
... 14), calling (1), calls (1). appeal unto, call on, invoke. Middle voice
from epi and kaleo; to entitle; by implication, to invoke ...
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2127. eulogeo -- to speak well of, praise
... bless, praise. From a compound of eu and logos; to speak well of, ie (religiously)
to bless (thank or invoke a benediction upon, prosper) -- bless, praise. ...
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3870. parakaleo -- to call to or for, to exhort, to encourage
... From para and kaleo; to call near, ie Invite, invoke (by imploration, hortation
or consolation) -- beseech, call for, (be of good) comfort, desire, (give ...
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1944. epikataratos -- accursed
... destruction. Word Origin from epikataraomai (to invoke curses on) Definition
accursed NASB Word Usage cursed (2). accursed. From ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2142. zakar -- remember
... burns (1), call to mind (1), celebrate (1), certainly still remember (1), come to
remembrance (1), confess (1), consider (2), extol (1), invoke (1), invoked (1 ...
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7760. sum -- to put, place, set
... 1), formed and made (1), gave (2), give (7), grant (1), had (1), hunt* (1), impose
(1), impress (1), impute (1), inflicted (1), insert (4), invoke (1), keeps (1 ...
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Library

For to Invoke Angels Without Having Obtained a Knowledge of their ...
... Chapter V. For to invoke angels without having obtained a knowledge of
their nature greater than is� For to invoke angels without ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/origen/origen against celsus/chapter v for to invoke.htm

That the God whom we Invoke is in Us, and we in Him.
... Book I. Chapter II."That the God Whom We Invoke is in Us, and We in Him.
2. And how shall I call upon my God"my God and my Lord? ...
/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/chapter ii that the god whom.htm

Christians must not Forsake the Church of God, and Go Away and ...
... Canon XXXV. Christians must not forsake the Church of God, and go away
and invoke angels and� Christians must not forsake the ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon xxxv christians must not.htm

He Proclaims the Greatness of God, whom He Desires to Seek and ...
... Book I. Chapter I."He Proclaims the Greatness of God, Whom He Desires
to Seek and Invoke, Being Awakened by Him. 1. Great art ...
/.../the confessions and letters of st/chapter i he proclaims the greatness.htm

Psalm LXXV.
... 2. "We will confess to Thee, O Lord, we will confess to Thee, and will invoke Thy
name" (ver.1). Do not invoke, before thou confess: confess, and invoke. ...
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On the Invocation of Saints
... the hardihood to erect, as a superstructure, the necessity of invoking the saints:
They only say that "It is good and useful suppliantly to invoke them;" and ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 1/disputation 24 on the invocation.htm

Book one in God's Searching Presence, Augustine Undertakes to ...
... Grant me, O Lord, to know and understand whether first to invoke thee or to
praise thee; whether first to know thee or call upon thee. ...
/.../augustine/confessions and enchiridion/book one in gods searching.htm

The Creed and the Lord's Prayer as Guides to the Interpretation of ...
... burdened by great misery and in deep need of mercy, a prophet, preaching of the
time of God's grace, said, "And it shall be that all who invoke the Lord's name ...
/.../augustine/handbook on faith hope and love/chapter ii the creed and.htm

That Although not Understanding them to be the Gifts of God, they ...
... What need had women in childbirth to invoke Lucina, when, if Felicity should be
present, they would have, not only a good delivery, but good children too? ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 21 that although not understanding.htm

Book I.
... 2. O God, Framer of the universe, grant me first rightly to invoke Thee; then to
show myself worthy to be heard by Thee; lastly, deign to set me free. ...
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Thesaurus

Invoke (13 Occurrences)
... (vt) To call on for aid or protection; to summon; to invite earnestly or solemnly;
to implore; as, to invoke the Supreme Being, or to invoke His and blessing. ...
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Bless (174 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To express a wish or prayer for the happiness of; to invoke a blessing
upon; -- applied to persons. 4. (vt) To invoke or ...
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Wish (141 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To frame or express desires concerning; to invoke in favor of, or against,
any one; to attribute, or cal down, in desire; to invoke; to imprecate. ...
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Undertook (14 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Acts 19:13 But there were also some wandering Jewish exorcists who undertook
to invoke the name of Jesus over those who had the evil spirits, saying, "I ...
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Wandering (120 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Acts 19:13 But there were also some wandering Jewish exorcists who undertook
to invoke the name of Jesus over those who had the evil spirits, saying, "I ...
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Itinerant (1 Occurrence)
... Acts 19:13 But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke
over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, "We ...
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Immanuel (3 Occurrences)
... Judah, advancing as far as Jerusalem itself, but without complete success (Isaiah
7:1). Ahaz, a weak king, and now panic-stricken, determined to invoke the aid ...
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Inviting (2 Occurrences)

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Invoked (6 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Invoke. Multi-Version Concordance
Invoked (6 Occurrences). Acts 15:17 so that the residue ...
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Exorcists (1 Occurrence)
... Acts 19:13 But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke
over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, "We ...
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Bible Concordance

Invoke (13 Occurrences)

Matthew 10:13 and if the house deserves it, the peace you invoke shall come upon it. If not, your peace shall return to you.
(WEY)

Matthew 26:74 Then he began to curse and to swear, "I don't know the man!" Immediately the rooster crowed.
(See RSV)

Mark 14:71 But he began to curse, and to swear, "I don't know this man of whom you speak!"
(See RSV)

Acts 19:13 But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, "We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches."
(WEB WEY NIV)

Romans 12:14 Invoke blessings on your persecutors--blessings, not curses.
(WEY)

1 Peter 1:17 And if ye invoke as Father him who, without regard of persons, judges according to the work of each, pass your time of sojourn in fear,
(DBY RSV)

Exodus 23:13 "Be careful to do all things that I have said to you; and don't invoke the name of other gods, neither let them be heard out of your mouth.
(WEB NIV)

Numbers 6:27 "So they shall put my name on the children of Israel; and I will bless them."
(See NAS)

Joshua 23:7 that you not come among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow down yourselves to them;
(See NIV)

2 Samuel 14:11 Then she said, "Please let the king remember Yahweh your God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son." He said, "As Yahweh lives, there shall not one hair of your son fall to the earth."
(See RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 16:4 He appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of Yahweh, and to celebrate and to thank and praise Yahweh, the God of Israel:
(See RSV)

Isaiah 48:1 Give ear to this, O family of Jacob, you who are named by the name of Israel, and have come out of the body of Judah; who take oaths by the name of the Lord, and make use of the name of the God of Israel, but not truly and not in good faith.
(See NAS NIV)

Jeremiah 44:26 Therefore hear the word of Yahweh, all Judah who dwell in the land of Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by my great name, says Yahweh, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, As the Lord Yahweh lives.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Invoke

Related Terms

Bless (174 Occurrences)

Wish (141 Occurrences)

Undertook (14 Occurrences)

Wandering (120 Occurrences)

Itinerant (1 Occurrence)

Immanuel (3 Occurrences)

Inviting (2 Occurrences)

Invoked (6 Occurrences)

Exorcists (1 Occurrence)