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Strong's #3874 - παράκλησις
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παρά-κλησις, εως, ἡ,
calling to one's aid, summons, οἱ ἐκ παρακλήσεως συγκαθήμενοι a packed party in the assembly, D. 18.143.
2. imploring, appealing, τινος of or on the part of one, Th. 4.61; deprecation, συγγνώμης δεῖ καὶ π. Str. 13.1.1.
3. invocation of gods, Iamb. Myst. 4.3 (pl.).
4. demand, request, PGrenf. 1.32.7 (pl., ii B.C.), etc.; κατὰ-σιν on demand, PLond. 3.1164d10 (iii A. D.).
II exhortation, address, πρὸς τὸν ὄχλον Th. 8.92; οὐ π. εὑρόντες, ἀλλὰ παραίνεσιν γράψαντες not a mere address to their feelings, but counsel to act rightly, Isoc. 1.5; π. τῶν πολιτῶν πρὸς ἀρετήν Aeschin. 1.117; τὴν τῆς σωφροσύνης παράκλησιν.. αὐτοὺς παρακέκληκα Id. 2.180; ἀξιώσεισκαὶ-κλήσεις Plb. 1.67.10.
III consolation, LXX Isaiah 30:7, Nahum 3:7, Hebrews 6:18, Phalar. 103.1.
παρά -κλησις , -εως , ἡ
(<παρακαλέω ),
[in LXX : Job 21:2, Psalms 94:19, Hosea 13:14, Nahum 3:7, Isaiah 57:18; Isaiah 66:11, Jeremiah 16:7 (H5162, its parts and derivatives), Jeremiah 38:9 (H8469), Isaiah 28:29; Isaiah 30:7, 1 Maccabees 10:24; 1 Maccabees 12:9, 2 Maccabees 7:24; 2 Maccabees 15:11*;]
1. a calling to one's aid, summons (Thus.), hence, appeal, entreaty (Strab., Plut., al., 1 Maccabees 10:24; of. Lft., Notes, 20) : 2 Corinthians 8:4.
2. exhortation, encouragement: Acts 15:31, Romans 12:8, 1 Corinthians 14:3, 2 Corinthians 8:17, Philippians 2:1, 1 Thessalonians 2:3, 1 Timothy 4:13, Hebrews 12:5; λόγος (τῆς ) Papyri, Acts 13:15, Hebrews 13:22; υἱὸς Papyri, Acts 4:36.
3. consolation, comfort (Phalar., LXX) : Luke 6:24, Acts 9:31, 2 Corinthians 1:4-7; 2 Corinthians 7:4; 2 Corinthians 7:7; 2 Corinthians 7:13, 2 Thessalonians 2:16, Philemon 1:7; τ . γραφῶν , Romans 15:4; θεὸς τῆς Papyri, Romans 15:5, 2 Corinthians 1:3; Papyri τοῦ Ἰσραήλ (v. Dalman, Words, 109 f.), Lk
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