I.to call upon a god, invoke, appeal to, Hdt., Dem.; ἐπ. θεόν τινι to invoke a god, to watch over him, Hdt.:—so in Mid., id=Hdt., Xen.
2.to invite, Od.; in Mid., Hdt.
3.Mid. to call in as a helper or ally, id=Hdt., Thuc.
4.Mid. to call before one, summon, of the Ephors, Hdt.
5.Mid. to challenge, id=Hdt.
II.Pass. to be called by surname, id=Hdt.: to be nicknamed, Xen.