3687. onomazó

Lexicon

onomazó: To name, to call, to give a name to, to mention

Original Word: ὀνομάζω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: onomazó
Pronunciation: on-om-ad'-zo
Phonetic Spelling: (on-om-ad'-zo)
Definition: To name, to call, to give a name to, to mention
Meaning: I give a name to, mention, call upon the name of.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

call, name.

From onoma; to name, i.e. Assign an appellation; by extension, to utter, mention, profess -- call, name.

see GREEK onoma

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from onoma
Definition
to name, to give a name
NASB Translation
derives its name (1), name (1), named (5), names (1), so-called (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 3687: ὀνομάζω

ὀνομάζω; 1 aorist ὠνόμασα; passive, present ὀνομάζομαι; 1 aorist ὠνομασθην; (ὄνομα); from Homer down; to name (cf. Winers Grammar, 615 (572));

a. τό ὄνομα, to name i. e. to utter: passive Ephesians 1:21; τοῦ κυρίου (Rec. Χριστοῦ), the name of the Lord (Christ) namely, as his Lord, 2 Timothy 2:19 (the Sept. for יְהוָה שֵׁם הִזְכִּיר, to make mention of the name of Jehovah in praise, said of his worshippers, Isaiah 26:13; Amos 6:10); τό ὄνομα Ἰησοῦ ἐπί τινα, Acts 19:13, see ἐπί, C. I. 1 c., p. 234{b} middle b. τινα, with a proper or an appellative name as predicate accusative, to name, i. e. give name to, one: Luke 6:13f; passive to be named, i. e. bear the name of, 1 Corinthians 5:11; ἐκ with the genitive of the one from whom the received name is derived, Ephesians 3:15 (Homer Iliad 10, 68; Xenophon, mem. 4, 5, 12).

c. τινα or τί, to utter the name of a person or thing: ὅπου ὠνομάσθη Χριστός, of the lands into which the knowledge of Christ has been carried, Romans 15:20 (1 Macc. 3:9); ὀνομάζεσθαι of things which are called by their own name because they are present or exist (as opposed to those which are unheard of), 1 Corinthians 5:1 Rec.; Ephesians 5:3. (Compare: ἐπονομάζω.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word ὄνομα (ónoma), meaning "name."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Hebrew 8034: שֵׁם (shem) • Name, reputation, fame, glory.
• Strong's Hebrew 7121: קָרָא (qara) • To call, proclaim, read, name.

These Hebrew entries reflect similar concepts of naming and calling, highlighting the continuity of these ideas across the biblical texts. The act of naming in the Hebrew Bible often carries profound significance, similar to its usage in the Greek New Testament.

Usage: The verb ὀνομάζω is used in the New Testament to denote the act of naming or calling by name. It can also imply the act of mentioning or referring to something or someone by name.

Context: The Greek verb ὀνομάζω appears in several contexts within the New Testament, reflecting its primary function of naming or identifying. It is used both in literal and metaphorical senses. In a literal sense, it refers to the act of giving a name or calling someone by their name. For example, in Ephesians 3:15, it is used to describe the act of naming every family in heaven and on earth: "from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name."

In a metaphorical or broader sense, ὀνομάζω can imply the act of mentioning or referring to something, often with a sense of acknowledgment or recognition. For instance, in Ephesians 5:3, it is used to emphasize the avoidance of even mentioning certain sinful behaviors: "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, because these are improper for God’s holy people."

The use of ὀνομάζω in the New Testament underscores the importance of names and the act of naming in the biblical worldview. Names often carry significant meaning and identity, and the act of naming can denote authority, relationship, or acknowledgment.

Forms and Transliterations

ονομαζειν ονομάζειν ὀνομάζειν ονομαζεσθω ονομαζέσθω ὀνομαζέσθω ονομαζεται ονομάζεται ὀνομάζεται ονομάζομεν ονομαζομενος ονομαζόμενος ὀνομαζόμενος ονομαζομενου ονομαζομένου ὀνομαζομένου ονομαζων ονομάζων ὀνομάζων ονομάσαι ονόμασει ονομάση ονομασθέντες ονομασθήναι ονομασθήσεται ονομαστή ονομαστοί ονομαστόν ονομαστός ονομαστούς ονομάσω ωνόμασε ωνομασεν ωνόμασεν ὠνόμασεν ωνομασθη ωνομάσθη ὠνομάσθη ωνομάσθησαν onomasen onómasen ōnomasen ōnómasen onomasthe onomásthe ōnomasthē ōnomásthē onomazein onomázein onomazestho onomazesthō onomazéstho onomazésthō onomazetai onomázetai onomazomenos onomazómenos onomazomenou onomazoménou onomazon onomazōn onomázon onomázōn

Englishman's Concordance

Mark 3:14 V-AIA-3S
GRK: καὶ ἀποστόλους ὠνόμασεν ἵνα ὦσιν
INT: and apostles he calls that they might be

Luke 6:13 V-AIA-3S
GRK: καὶ ἀποστόλους ὠνόμασεν
NAS: He also named as apostles:
KJV: whom also he named apostles;
INT: also apostles he named

Luke 6:14 V-AIA-3S
GRK: ὃν καὶ ὠνόμασεν Πέτρον καὶ
NAS: whom He also named Peter, and Andrew
KJV: (whom he also named Peter,) and
INT: whom also he named Peter and

Acts 19:13 V-PNA
GRK: Ἰουδαίων ἐξορκιστῶν ὀνομάζειν ἐπὶ τοὺς
NAS: attempted to name over
KJV: took upon them to call over
INT: Jews exorcists to invoke over those who

Romans 15:20 V-AIP-3S
GRK: οὐχ ὅπου ὠνομάσθη Χριστός ἵνα
NAS: Christ was [already] named, so
KJV: Christ was named, lest
INT: not where was named Christ that

1 Corinthians 5:11 V-PPM/P-NMS
GRK: τις ἀδελφὸς ὀνομαζόμενος ᾖ πόρνος
NAS: with any so-called brother
KJV: if any man that is called a brother be
INT: anyone brother designated be either sexually immoral

Ephesians 1:21 V-PPM/P-GNS
GRK: παντὸς ὀνόματος ὀνομαζομένου οὐ μόνον
NAS: name that is named, not only
KJV: every name that is named, not only
INT: every name named not only

Ephesians 3:15 V-PIM/P-3S
GRK: ἐπὶ γῆς ὀνομάζεται
NAS: and on earth derives its name,
KJV: and earth is named,
INT: on earth is named

Ephesians 5:3 V-PMM/P-3S
GRK: πλεονεξία μηδὲ ὀνομαζέσθω ἐν ὑμῖν
NAS: must not even be named among
KJV: let it not be once named among you,
INT: covetousness not even let it be named among you

2 Timothy 2:19 V-PPA-NMS
GRK: πᾶς ὁ ὀνομάζων τὸ ὄνομα
NAS: who are His, and, Everyone who names the name
KJV: every one that nameth the name
INT: everyone who names the name

Strong's Greek 3687
10 Occurrences

ὠνόμασεν — 3 Occ.
ὠνομάσθη — 1 Occ.
ὀνομάζειν — 1 Occ.
ὀνομαζέσθω — 1 Occ.
ὀνομάζεται — 1 Occ.
ὀνομάζων — 1 Occ.
ὀνομαζόμενος — 1 Occ.
ὀνομαζομένου — 1 Occ.