πρόκλησις πρόκλησις, εως, Ionic ιος προκαλέω a calling forth, challenging, challenge, ἐκ προκλήσιος upon or by challenge, Hdt. an invitation, offer, proposal, Thuc., etc. as law-term, a challenge offered to the opponent, for the purpose of bringing disputed points to issue, somewhat like the Roman sponsio, Dem., etc.; πρ. προκαλεῖσθαι to make such a challenge, δέχεσθαι to accept it, Dem.