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παράκλησις

Imploration, hortation, solace

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παράκλησις G3874
Pronunciation paráklēsis

What does παράκλησις (paráklēsis) mean in the Bible?

παράκλησις (paráklēsis) is a Greek word meaning "imploration, hortation, solace". παρά-κλησις, -εως, ἡ (παρακαλέω), [in LXX : Job. Describes the strengthening effect of clear gospel teaching.

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Meaning

imploration, hortation, solace
Extended definition

Comfort that strengthens resolve; exhortation and consolation unified as encouragement toward faithfulness.

(παρακαλέω), [in LXX : Job.21:2, Psa.94:19, Hos.13:14, Nam.3:7, Isa.57:18 66:11, Jer.16:7 (נָחַם, its parts and derivatives), Jer.38:9 (תַּחֲנוּן), Isa.28:29 30:7, 1Ma.10:24 1Mac 12:9, 2Ma.7:24 2Mac 15:11 * ;]

1a calling to one's aid, summons (Thus.), hence, appeal, entreaty (Strab., Plut., al., 1Ma.10:24; of. Lft., Notes, 20) : 2Co.8:4.
2exhortation, encouragement: Act.15:31, Rom.12:8, 1Co.14:3, 2Co.8:17, Php.2:1, 1Th.2:3, 1Ti.4:13, Heb.12:5; λόγος (τῆς) π., Act.13:15, Heb.13:22; υἱὸς π., Act.4:36.
3consolation, comfort (Phalar., LXX) : Luk.6:24, Act.9:31, 2Co.1:4-7 7:4 7:7 7:13, 2Th.2:16, Phm 7; τ. γραφῶν, Rom.15:4; θεὸς τῆς π., Rom.15:5, 2Co.1:3; π. τοῦ Ἰσραήλ (see Dalman, Words, 109 f.), Lk
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Why This Word Matters
Describes the strengthening effect of clear gospel teaching. Acts 15:30-35
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine 2 Cor 1:5 · Phil 2:1 · 1 Thess 2:3 3×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Acts 4:36 · Acts 13:15 · Rom 15:4 · Rom 15:5 · 2 Cor 1:3 · 2 Cor 1:4 · 2 Cor 1:6 · 2 Cor 1:7 · 2 Cor 8:4 · Heb 12:5 · Heb 13:22 12×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Acts 9:31 · Acts 15:31 · Rom 12:8 · 2 Cor 7:4 · 2 Cor 7:7 · 2 Cor 7:13 · 1 Tim 4:13 7×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Luke 2:25 · Luke 6:24 · 1 Cor 14:3 · 2 Cor 8:17 · 2 Thess 2:16 · Phlm 1:7 · Heb 6:18 7×
29 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Biblical Occurrences

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New Testament Witnesses
Acts 15:30-35 Encouragement paráklēsis Dative · Singular · Feminine
Comfort, exhortation, or encouragement.
Additional Occurrences
Luke 2:25–35 παράκλησιν paráklēsis
Consolation, comfort
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

λόγος · παράκλησις G3056, G3874
word of exhortation; message of encouragement and appeal
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 15 — The Gospel of Grace Clarified and the Gentiles Received Acts 9 — The Risen Christ Converts His Fiercest Persecutor Luke 2 — The Savior Born, Revealed, Presented, and Growing in Wisdom Philippians 2 — The Mind of Christ and the Humility of Gospel Witness Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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