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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παρακαλέωG3870to plead/comfort
Pronunciationparakaléō
To call alongside for help, exhortation, or comfort; encourage through urgent appeal or supportive presence.
Open lexicon entry →καρδίαG2588heart
Pronunciationkardía
Seat of the whole inner person—thought, emotion, will, and moral condition, not mere feeling
Open lexicon entry →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".
Full entry for παρακαλέω τὰς καρδίας (G3870, G2588) · Open the biblical lexicon
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 groups6Aligned forms109TensesPresent, Imperfect, Aorist, Future, PerfectVoicesActive, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality70×
Present ActiveActs 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 13:1929×
Imperfect ActiveMatt 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 27:3317×
Aorist ActiveMatt 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 18:3215×
Aorist PassiveActs 28:14 · 1 Thess 3:7 · Acts 20:12 · 2 Cor 7:74×
Present Passive2 Cor 1:4 · 2 Cor 1:6 · Luke 16:253×
Future PassiveMatt 5:41×
Perfect Passive2 Cor 7:131×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality16×
Present ActiveMatt 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 5:2014×
Aorist ActiveActs 20:1 · Acts 20:22×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract9×
Aorist ActiveMatt 26:53 · 2 Cor 2:7 · 2 Cor 8:6 · 2 Cor 9:5 · 1 Thess 3:25×
Present ActiveMark 5:17 · 2 Cor 1:4 · Titus 1:93×
Aorist PassiveMatt 2:181×
Imperativecommand or strong request9×
Present Active1 Tim 5:1 · 1 Tim 6:2 · Titus 2:6 · Titus 2:15 · 1 Thess 4:18 · 1 Thess 5:11 · Heb 3:137×
Present Passive2 Cor 13:111×
Aorist Active2 Tim 4:21×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose4×
Present ActiveEph 6:22 · Col 4:82×
Present Passive1 Cor 14:311×
Aorist PassiveCol 2:21×
Optativewish or remote possibility1×
Aorist Active2 Thess 2:171×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 102 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present55aorist28imperfect17perfect1future1
Voice
active89passive13
Mood
indicative68participle15imperative7infinitive7subjunctive4optative1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:18παρακληθῆναιaorist passive infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 5:4παρακληθήσονταιfuture passive indicativeprospectiveMatthew 8:31παρεκάλουνimperfect active indicativebackgroundMatthew 8:34παρεκάλεσανaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 8:5παρακαλῶνpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 14:36παρεκάλουνimperfect active indicativebackgroundMatthew 18:29παρεκάλειimperfect active indicativebackgroundMatthew 18:32παρεκάλεσάςaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 26:53παρακαλέσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMark 1:40παρακαλῶνpresent active participleparticipleMark 5:10παρεκάλειimperfect active indicativebackgroundMark 5:12παρεκάλεσανaorist active indicativecompletedMark 5:17παρακαλεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveMark 5:18παρεκάλειimperfect active indicativebackgroundMark 5:23παρακαλεῖpresent active indicativeongoingMark 6:56παρεκάλουνimperfect active indicativebackgroundMark 7:32παρακαλοῦσινpresent active indicativeongoingMark 8:22παρακαλοῦσινpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 3:18παρακαλῶνpresent active participleparticipleLuke 7:4παρεκάλουνimperfect active indicativebackgroundLuke 8:31παρεκάλουνimperfect active indicativebackgroundLuke 8:32παρεκάλεσανaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 8:41παρεκάλειimperfect active indicativebackgroundLuke 15:28παρεκάλειimperfect active indicativebackgroundLuke 16:25παρακαλεῖταιpresent passive indicativeongoingActs 2:40παρεκάλειimperfect active indicativebackgroundActs 8:31παρεκάλεσένaorist active indicativecompletedActs 9:38παρακαλοῦντεςpresent active participleparticipleActs 11:23παρεκάλειimperfect active indicativebackgroundActs 13:42παρεκάλουνimperfect active indicativebackgroundActs 14:22παρακαλοῦντεςpresent active participleparticipleActs 15:32παρεκάλεσανaorist active indicativecompletedActs 16:15παρεκάλεσενaorist active indicativecompletedActs 16:39παρεκάλεσανaorist active indicativecompletedActs 16:40παρεκάλεσανaorist active indicativecompletedActs 16:9παρακαλῶνpresent active participleparticipleActs 19:31παρεκάλουνimperfect active indicativebackgroundActs 20:1παρακαλέσαςaorist active participleparticipleActs 20:12παρεκλήθησανaorist passive indicativecompletedActs 20:2παρακαλέσαςaorist active participleparticiple+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: