to call to/summon
Prosphoneo denotes calling out or addressing people, including summoning disciples for selection.
The attested use chiefly concerns calling out to or addressing people in a public crowd, a direct encounter, or an exchange among children; one occurrence specifically depicts summoning disciples before choosing twelve.
Senses in use
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Calling out to or addressing others · dominant
In Acts 21:40, the aorist active indicative occurs as Paul stands before the people after silence has come; the APB renders the clause "he called out in the Hebrew language." Acts 22:2 continues the scene with an imperfect active indicative, while Luke 13:12 and Luke 23:20 show direct address to a woman and to a gathered audience. The present active participles in Luke 7:32 and Matthew 11:16 portray children calling to one another in the marketplaces.
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Summoning a group for an action · rare
In Luke 6:13, the aorist active indicative precedes the choice of twelve from the disciples. The APB renders the clause "he summoned his disciples and chose twelve of them," showing a call that gathers a group for the following selection.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB varies between "called out," "calling to," "addressed," and "summoned" across these verses. Because it is a whole-verse translation, these renderings confirm the surrounding acts of address or gathering without establishing separate lexical meanings by themselves.