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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical Dictionary

Strong's #3874 - παράκλησις

Transliteration

paráklēsis

Phonetics

par-ak'-lay-sis

Origin

from (G3870)

Parts of Speech

Noun Feminine

TDNT

5:773,778

Definition

Thayer's

a calling near, summons, (esp. for help)
importation, supplication, entreaty
exhortation, admonition, encouragement
consolation, comfort, solace; that which affords comfort or refreshment
1. thus of the Messianic salvation (so the Rabbis call the Messiah the consoler, the comforter)
persuasive discourse, stirring address
1. instructive, admonitory, conciliatory, powerful hortatory discourse

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 5162 ‑ נָחַם (naw‑kham'); 8469 ‑ תַּחֲנוּנָה (takh‑an‑oon', takh‑an‑oo‑naw');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

KJV (29)

Luke

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Philippians

1 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians

1 Timothy

Philemon

Hebrews

NAS (29)

Luke

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Philippians

1 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians

1 Timothy

Philemon

Hebrews

HCS (29)

Luke

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Philippians

1 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians

1 Timothy

Philemon

Hebrews

BSB (29)

Luke

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Philippians

1 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians

1 Timothy

Philemon

Hebrews

ESV (27)

Luke

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Philippians

1 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians

1 Timothy

Hebrews

WEB (28)

Luke

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Philippians

1 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians

1 Timothy

Philemon

Hebrews

Verse Results

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

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.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

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

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

παρακλησει παρακλήσει παρακλήσεις Παρακλησεως Παρακλήσεως παρακλησιν παράκλησιν παρακλησις παράκλησις παρακλητικούς paraklesei paraklēsei paraklḗsei Parakleseos Paraklēseōs Paraklḗseos Paraklḗseōs paraklesin paraklēsin paráklesin paráklēsin paraklesis paraklēsis paráklesis paráklēsis

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