What does παρακαλέω · καρδία mean in the Bible?
παρακαλέω · καρδία is a Greek phrase meaning "to encourage, comfort, exhort the hearts".
Greek · G3870, G2588
παρακαλέω τὰς καρδίας
To plead/comfort · heart
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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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καρδία G2588 heart
Pronunciation kardía
Seat of the whole inner person—thought, emotion, will, and moral condition, not mere feeling
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What does παρακαλέω τὰς καρδίας (parakaleō tas kardias) mean in the Bible?
παρακαλέω · καρδία is a Greek phrase meaning "to encourage, comfort, exhort the hearts".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3870, G2588?
G3870, G2588 is connected to 109 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to encourage, comfort, exhort the hearts
Source Gloss
to encourage, comfort, exhort the hearts
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 6 Aligned forms 109 Tenses Present, Imperfect, Aorist, Future, Perfect Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 70×
Present Active Acts 24:4 · Acts 27:34 · Rom 12:1 · Rom 15:30 · Rom 16:17 · 1 Cor 1:10 · 1 Cor 4:16 · 1 Cor 16:15 · 2 Cor 2:8 · 2 Cor 10:1 · Eph 4:1 · Phil 4:2 · 1 Tim 2:1 · Phlm 1:9 · Phlm 1:10 · Heb 13:19 29×
Imperfect Active Matt 8:31 · Matt 14:36 · Mark 6:56 · Luke 7:4 · Luke 8:31 · Acts 13:42 · Acts 19:31 · Acts 25:2 · Matt 18:29 · Mark 5:10 · Mark 5:18 · Luke 8:41 · Luke 15:28 · Acts 2:40 · Acts 11:23 · Acts 27:33 17×
Aorist Active Matt 8:34 · Mark 5:12 · Luke 8:32 · Acts 15:32 · Acts 16:39 · Acts 16:40 · Acts 28:20 · 1 Cor 16:12 · 2 Cor 12:8 · 2 Cor 12:18 · 1 Tim 1:3 · Acts 8:31 · Acts 16:15 · 2 Cor 7:6 · Matt 18:32 15×
Aorist Passive Acts 28:14 · 1 Thess 3:7 · Acts 20:12 · 2 Cor 7:7 4×
Present Passive 2 Cor 1:4 · 2 Cor 1:6 · Luke 16:25 3×
Future Passive Matt 5:4 1×
Perfect Passive 2 Cor 7:13 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 16×
Present Active Matt 8:5 · Mark 1:40 · Luke 3:18 · Acts 16:9 · Rom 12:8 · 2 Cor 1:4 · 2 Cor 7:6 · 1 Pet 5:12 · Jude 1:3 · Acts 9:38 · Acts 14:22 · 1 Thess 2:12 · Heb 10:25 · 2 Cor 5:20 14×
Aorist Active Acts 20:1 · Acts 20:2 2×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 9×
Aorist Active Matt 26:53 · 2 Cor 2:7 · 2 Cor 8:6 · 2 Cor 9:5 · 1 Thess 3:2 5×
Present Active Mark 5:17 · 2 Cor 1:4 · Titus 1:9 3×
Aorist Passive Matt 2:18 1×
Imperative command or strong request 9×
Present Active 1 Tim 5:1 · 1 Tim 6:2 · Titus 2:6 · Titus 2:15 · 1 Thess 4:18 · 1 Thess 5:11 · Heb 3:13 7×
Present Passive 2 Cor 13:11 1×
Aorist Active 2 Tim 4:2 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 4×
Present Active Eph 6:22 · Col 4:8 2×
Present Passive 1 Cor 14:31 1×
Aorist Passive Col 2:2 1×
Optative wish or remote possibility 1×
Aorist Active 2 Thess 2:17 1×
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
παρακαλέω τὰς καρδίας 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