Lectionary Calendar
Friday, December 19th, 2025
the Third Week of Advent
the Third Week of Advent
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Bible Dictionaries
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
Search Results: "comfort
Title Matches: 24
Comfort, Comforter, Comfortless
paraklesis — par-ak'-lay-sis ) means "a calling to one's side" (para, "beside," kaleo, "to call"); hence, either "an exhortation, or consolation, comfort," e.g., Luke 2:25 (here "looking for the consolation of Israel" is equivalent to waiting for the coming of the Messiah); Luke 6:24 ; Acts 9:31
paraklesis — par-ak'-lay-sis ) means "a calling to one's side" (para, "beside," kaleo, "to call"); hence, either "an exhortation, or consolation, comfort," e.g., Luke 2:25 (here "looking for the consolation of Israel" is equivalent to waiting for the coming of the Messiah); Luke 6:24 ; Acts 9:31
Approximate Match: 1
