Cheryl Schatz

NN,
to call: epikaloumai

(C) In a judicial sense, to call upon, invoke a higher tribunal or judge, i.e., to appeal to, e.g., Caesar (Acts 25:11, 12, 25; 26:32; 28:19).
Zodhiates, S. (2000). The complete word study dictionary : New Testament

(3) middle, as a legal technical term for appealing to a higher court appeal, call or summon as witness (2C 1.23)
Friberg, T., Friberg, B., & Miller, N. F. (2000). Vol. 4: Analytical lexicon of the Greek New Testament.

Is Paul “taking his authority” over the judicial system? The two words are not even similar (Acts 25:11 and 1 Cor. 7:4). One is an appeal and/or invoking a higher authority and the other (from 1 Cor. 7) is the higher authority in that particular category.

Why do you connect these two terms when they do not mean the same and are different words? 1 Cor. 7:1-5 stands in a category of its own with authority and power to act on that authority.

It seems to me that you are trying to do a dance with words and trying to force this dance onto an unrelated passage. It makes me wonder if the passage of 1 Cor. 7 is such an important concept that it is threatening to those who are in the mindset of hierarchy? Why such a stretch to try to undo the woman’s authority in the only passage relating to marital authority?

NN, do you mind telling us where you stand yourself? Do you consider yourself into hierarchy or do you consider yourself to be a complementarian or what view do you take regarding the equal or unequal authority of a woman?