ἀνακαλέω

English (LSJ)

poet. ἀγκ-,

   A call up or back, esp. of magical invocations: —in Med., call up the dead, A.Pers.621, E.Hel.966; χαλκοῦ πατάγοις τὸ φῶς [τῆς σελήνης] Plu.Aem.17.    II call again and again; and so:    1 invoke again and again, appeal to, θεούς Hdt.9.90, E. Ph.608, al.; τὰς ἐπωνυμίας τοῦ θεοῦ ἀνακαλῶν Pl.R.394a; τοὺς προγόνους D.25.<*>7, etc.:—so in Med., τὸν αὑτῆς δαίμον' ἀνακαλουμένη S.Tr. 910; invoke again, κεκλημένους μὲν ἀνακαλούμεθ' αὖ θεούς E.Supp. 626: c. inf., ἀνακαλοῦμαι ξυμμάχους ἐλθεῖν [ἀράς] S.OC1376, cf. E. Tr.469.    2 summon, cite, Hdt.3.127, And.1.45; cite before a court, Lys.15.5:—Med., call to oneself, send for, summon, Hdt.2.121.ά, Arist.Ath.8.2; εἰς τοὺς μυρίους ἀ. X.HG7.4.33.    3 call by a name, Δαναούς Th.1.3; ὀνομαστὶ ἀ. 7.70; ἐξ ὀνόματος ἀ. D.H.8.65; with the Art., ἀνακαλοῦντες τὸν προδότην X.An.6.6.7, cf. Cyr.3.3.4; ἀνακαλοῦντες ταῦτα τὰ ὀνόματα ἑαυτούς Pl.R.471d:—Pass., Ἀργεῖος ἀνακαλούμενος proclaimed an Argive, S.El.693; so prob. τῷ Λημνίῳ τῷδ' ἀνακαλουμένῳ πυρί yon fire famed as Lemnian, Id.Ph.800.    4 call on, call to, esp. for encouragement, ἀλλήλους X.Cyr.7.1.35, etc.: —Med., rally, ὥσπερ πεφευγότας Pl.Phd.89a; εἴ τις κύνας ἐν θήρᾳ -οῖτο X.Cyr.1 6.19; simply, call to, Th.7.73: c. acc. cogn., τίνα στοναχὰν . . ἀγκαλέσωμαι; E.Ph.1490; ἀνακαλεῖς με τίνα βοάν; with what cry dost thou call upon me? Id.HF910.    III call back, recall, mostly in Med., αἷμα τίς ἂν πάλιν ἀγκαλέσαιτ' ἐπαείδων A.Ag. 1021, etc.; recall a general from his command, Th.1.131; call back from battle, ἀνακαλεῖσθαι τῇ σάλπιγγι sound a retreat, X.An.4.4.22; call dogs to heel, Pl.R.440d (Pass.).    2 restore to health, Dsc.2.34.    3 in Med., recall, recollect oneself, Hp.Epid.1.26.ά, cf. Gal. 17(1).259; so ἀ. τὸν νόον ἐξ ἀγνοίας Ti.Locr.104c; ἀνάνηφε καὶ ἀνακαλοῦ σεαυτόν M.Ant.6.31: hence, recall, make good, τὰ ἁμαρτήματα Lys.6.49; ἐν ὀλίγῳ πάντα D.C.73.10.