To name
ὀνομάζωStrong’s G3687onomazō
Appears in 10 verses of the New Testament
In short
Onomazō is the Greek word usually translated “named”, “is named” and “invoke”. It appears in 10 verses of the New Testament.
“And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;”
Meaning
Usually translated “named”, “is named” and “invoke”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- he named 2
- is named 2
- to invoke 1
- was named 1
- being designated 1
- being named 1
- should be named 1
- is naming 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ephesians 3
- Luke 2
- 1 Corinthians 2
- Acts 1
- Romans 1
- 2 Timothy 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 6:14Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
- Acts 19:13Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the LORD Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
- Romans 15:20Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation:
- 1 Corinthians 5:1It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father’s wife.
- 1 Corinthians 5:11But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
- Ephesians 1:21Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
Greek dictionary
ὀνομάζω onomazō · to name
ὀνομάζω (ὄνομα), [in LXX for זָכַר, נָקַב, קָרָא ;] 1. to name, mention, or address by name: Act.19:13; pass., Rom.15:20, Eph.1:21 5:3; of the use of the Divine name in praise and worship, 2Ti.2:19 (LXX, Num.16:26; cf. Isa.52:11, Amo.6:10). 2. to name, call, give a name to: Mrk.3:14 (T, R, txt. om.), Luk.6:13-14; pass., 1Co.5:11; before ἐξ (cl.), Eph.3:15 (cf. ἐπ-ονομάζω).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “name” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
NAME, noun
- That by which a thing is called; the sound or combination of sounds used to express an idea, or any material substance, quality or act; an appellation attached to a thing by customary use, by which it may be vocally distinguished from other things.
- The letters or characters written or engraved, expressing the sounds by which a person or thing is known and distinguished.
- A person.
- Reputation; character; that which is commonly said of a person; as a good name; a bad name
All definitions and other forms of “name”
- Renown; fame; honor; celebrity; eminence; praise; distinction.
- Remembrance; memory.“The Lord shall blot out his name from under heaven” Deuteronomy 29:20
- Appearance only; sound only; not reality; as a friend in name Revelation 3:1
- Authority; behalf; part; as in the name of the people.
- Assumed character of another.
- In Scripture, the name of God signifies his titles, his attributes, his will or purpose,, his honor and glory, his word, his grace, his wisdom, power and goodness, his worship or service, or God himself.
- Issue; posterity that preserves the name Deuteronomy 25:6
- In grammar, a noun.
NAME, verb transitive
to call, to name to invoke.
- To set or give to any person or thing a sound or combination of sounds by which it may be known and distinguished; to call; to give an appellation to.“She named the child Ichabod” 1 Samuel 4:21
- To mention by name; to utter or pronounce the sound or sounds by which a person or thing is known and distinguished.
- To nominate; to designate for any purpose by name
- To entitle.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.