Definition

to call at something, i.e. exclaim

Etymology

from G1909 (ἐπί) and G5455 (φωνέω);

Word family

• ἐπί epí
• φωνέω phōnéō

How the KJV renders it

• cry (against)
• give a shout

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.