divinely intimate; by implication

, hence, (Thuc., Dem., al.); hence in later writers, to transact business to consult, deliberate (esp. of offcial pronounce­ments by magistrates, etc.; in of the royal reply to an , q.v.; cf. Deiss., , 122); of an answer by an oracle (Diod., Plut., al.); in FlJ, LXX and NT, of divine communications, , : pass. (Bl., § 54, 3), , ; c. inf. (Bl., § 69,4; 70, 3; 72, 5), , , to make answer to instruct, admonish warn π. ἔντευξις BS Mt 2:22 He 8:5 11:7 12:25 Mt 2:12 Lk 2:26 Ac 10:22 (as in business), (Polyb., al.): , (gnomic fut.; cf. Burton, § 69).† to assume a name be called Ac 11:26 Ro 7:3

to utter an oracle (compare the original sense of G5530 (χράομαι)), i.e. divinely intimate; by implication, (compare the secular sense of G5532 (χρεία)) to constitute a firm for business, i.e. (generally) bear as a title

be called, be admonished (warned) of God, reveal, speak