Epiphoneo denotes raising a public cry, whether acclaiming a speaker or pressing a crowd’s demand.

The attested use is public vocal outcry: crowds acclaim a voice in Acts 12:22, contend amid commotion in Acts 21:34, direct cries toward someone in Acts 22:24, and repeatedly demand crucifixion in Luke 23:21.

1. Public cries of acclaim, dispute, or demand · dominant

   The imperfect active indicative forms mark ongoing or repeated outcry in crowd settings. In Acts 12:22 the APB renders the people acclaiming, “The voice of God and not of a human”; in Acts 21:34 it renders competing cries “one thing and others another,” while Acts 22:24 describes cries directed “thus to him” and Luke 23:21 presents the repeated demand, “Crucify, crucify him!”

   Acts 12:22Acts 21:34Acts 22:24Luke 23:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the action with “were shouting,” “kept shouting,” and the description of competing crowd cries. These renderings confirm the verses’ public-outcry setting rather than isolate a precise English equivalent in every clause.