When he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, motioned to the people with his hand; and when there was a great hush, he spoke to them in the Hebrew dialect, saying,
Original word: προκαλέομαι
Transliteration: prokaleó
Definition (short): challenging
Definition (full): to call forth, challenge
Definition: to call forth, challenge
NASB Translation: challenging (1).
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Middle voice from
pro and
kaleo ; to call forth to oneself (challenge), i.e. (by implication) to irritate -- provoke.
see GREEK pro
see GREEK kaleo
KJV:
Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
NASB:
Let us not become boastful, challenging one another, envying one another.