Lexical Definition

‎ὀνομάζω‎ onomázō (on-om-ad'-zo) to name ^G:V
from ‎ὄνομα‎

call, name.

• to name, i.e. assign an appellation
• by extension, to utter, mention, profess

Abbott-Smith

ὀνομάζω (< ὄνομα), [in LXX for זכר, נקב, קרא;]
1. to name, mention, or address by name: Ac 19:13; pass., Ro 15:20, Eph 1:21 5:3; of the use of the Divine name in praise and worship, II Ti 2:19 (LXX, Nu 16:26; cf. Is 52:11, Am 6:10).
2. to name, call, give a name to: Mk 3:14 (T, R, txt. om.), Lk 6:13, 14; pass., I Co 5:11; seq. ἐξ (cl.), Eph 3:15 (cf. ἐπ-ονομάζω).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ὀνομάζω,

imperfect ὠνόμαζον [Refs 4th c.BC+], etc.; Epic dialect ὀν- [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future ὀνομάσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ὠνόμασα [Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect ὠνόμακα [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, future -ασθήσομαι[Refs 2nd c.AD+]aorist ὠνομάσθην and perfect ὠνόμασμαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect ὀνόμασται [Refs 4th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. plural ὠνομάδαται [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—middle, imperfect ὠνομάζετο [Refs 5th c.BC+] —Aeolic dialect or _Doric dialect_ future 3rd.pers. singular ὀνυμάξει (or -εῖ) [Refs]: aorist ὀνύμαξε [Refs 5th c.BC+]; middle future ὀνυμάξομαι[Refs]: present ὀνυμάζεται[Refs 5th c.AD+]: (ὄνομα):—speak of by name, call or address by name, of persons, πατρόθεν ἐκ γενεῆς ὀνομάζων ἄνδρα ἕκαστον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Πυθοδώρου.., ὃν Ἀθηναῖοι οὐκ ὀνομάζουσιν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῖς προγόνοις -αζομένοις ἀπομνημονεύεται ὁπόστος ἀφ᾽ Ἡρακλέους ἐγένετο his descent.. is traced by naming his ancestors, [Refs]

__2 of things, name, specify, περικλυτὰ δῶρ᾽ ὀνόμαζον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; but also, name or promise, opposed to giving, εἰ μὲν.. μὴ δῶρα φέροι, τὰ δ᾽ ὄπισθ᾽ ὀνομάζοι [Refs]; εἶναί τι ὀνομάζειν use the term 'being', [Refs 5th c.BC+]; dedicate, τράπεζαν τῷ δαίμονι [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, λόγοισι.. ὠνόμασται βραχέσι have been expressed, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II ὀ. τινά τι call one something, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὄνομα τί σε.. ὠνόμαζεν λεώ; [Refs] —rarely in middle, παῖδά μ᾽ ὠνομάζετο called me his son, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, ὄνομα δ᾽ ὠνομάζετο Ἕλενος [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.b nominate, ὀνομασθεὶς εἰς δεκαπρωτείαν [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__II.2 εἶναι is frequently added pleonastic, τὰς ὀνομάζουσι εἶναι Ὑπερόχην καὶ.. whose names they say are Hyperoche and.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III name or call with reference to, in accordance with, or after.., τινὰ or τι ἐπί τινι [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, ἐπί τινος [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV utter names or words, ἐς τρὶς ὀνομάσαι Σόλων [ὀνομάζων 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.35, compare 122, 21.158:">Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, φύσις ἐπὶ τοῖς ὀνομάζεται ἀνθρώποισι the name φύσις is given by men to those things, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; παρανομίαν ἐπὶ τοῖς μὴ ἀνάγκῃ κακοῖς ὀνομασθῆναι the name of transgression is applied.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀπὸ τούτου τοῦτο ὀνομάζεται (i.e. οὐ φροντὶς Ἱπποκλείδῃ) hence this saying is used, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__V make famous, in passive, οἱ ὠνομασμένοι persons of renown, variant for{διωνομασμένοι} in [Refs 5th c.BC+] —Cf. ὀνομαίνω.