What does ἐπεί · παρακαλέω mean in the Bible?
e. since (of time or cause)".
Greek · G1893, G3870
ἐπεὶ παρεκάλεσάς με
Since · to plead/comfort
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ἐπεί G1893 since
Pronunciation epeí
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παρακαλέω G3870 to plead/comfort
Pronunciation parakaléō
To call alongside for help, exhortation, or comfort; encourage through urgent appeal or supportive presence.
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What does ἐπεὶ παρεκάλεσάς με (epei parekalesas me) mean in the Bible?
ἐπεί · παρακαλέω is a Greek phrase meaning "thereupon, i.e. since (of time or cause)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1893, G3870?
G1893, G3870 is connected to 26 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. thereupon, i.e. since (of time or cause)
Source Gloss
thereupon, i.e. since (of time or cause)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 26
Matt 18:32 · Matt 21:46 · Matt 27:6 · Mark 15:42 · Luke 1:34 · John 13:29 · John 19:31 · Rom 3:6 · Rom 11:6 · Rom 11:22 · 1 Cor 5:10 · 1 Cor 7:14 · 1 Cor 14:12 · 1 Cor 14:16 · 1 Cor 15:29 · 2 Cor 11:18 26×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 102 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 55 aorist 28 imperfect 17 perfect 1 future 1
Voice
active 89 passive 13
Mood
indicative 68 participle 15 imperative 7 infinitive 7 subjunctive 4 optative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:18 παρακληθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Matthew 5:4 παρακληθήσονται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 8:31 παρεκάλουν imperfect active indicative background Matthew 8:34 παρεκάλεσαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 8:5 παρακαλῶν present active participle participle Matthew 14:36 παρεκάλουν imperfect active indicative background Matthew 18:29 παρεκάλει imperfect active indicative background Matthew 18:32 παρεκάλεσάς aorist active indicative completed Matthew 26:53 παρακαλέσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 1:40 παρακαλῶν present active participle participle Mark 5:10 παρεκάλει imperfect active indicative background Mark 5:12 παρεκάλεσαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 5:17 παρακαλεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Mark 5:18 παρεκάλει imperfect active indicative background Mark 5:23 παρακαλεῖ present active indicative ongoing Mark 6:56 παρεκάλουν imperfect active indicative background Mark 7:32 παρακαλοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Mark 8:22 παρακαλοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Luke 3:18 παρακαλῶν present active participle participle Luke 7:4 παρεκάλουν imperfect active indicative background Luke 8:31 παρεκάλουν imperfect active indicative background Luke 8:32 παρεκάλεσαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 8:41 παρεκάλει imperfect active indicative background Luke 15:28 παρεκάλει imperfect active indicative background Luke 16:25 παρακαλεῖται present passive indicative ongoing Acts 2:40 παρεκάλει imperfect active indicative background Acts 8:31 παρεκάλεσέν aorist active indicative completed Acts 9:38 παρακαλοῦντες present active participle participle Acts 11:23 παρεκάλει imperfect active indicative background Acts 13:42 παρεκάλουν imperfect active indicative background Acts 14:22 παρακαλοῦντες present active participle participle Acts 15:32 παρεκάλεσαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 16:15 παρεκάλεσεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 16:39 παρεκάλεσαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 16:40 παρεκάλεσαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 16:9 παρακαλῶν present active participle participle Acts 19:31 παρεκάλουν imperfect active indicative background Acts 20:1 παρακαλέσας aorist active participle participle Acts 20:12 παρεκλήθησαν aorist passive indicative completed Acts 20:2 παρακαλέσας aorist active participle participle
+62 more occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐπεὶ παρεκάλεσάς με is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain