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Strong's #3888 - παραμυθέομαι

Transliteration

paramythéomai

Phonetics

par-am-oo-theh'-om-ahee

Origin

from (G3844) and the middle voice of a derivative of (G3454)

Parts of Speech

verb

TDNT

5:816,784

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

to speak to, address one, whether by way of admonition and incentive, or to calm and console
1. to encourage, console

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (4)

John 2

1 Thessalonians 2

BSB (4)

John 2

1 Thessalonians 2

CSB (4)

John 2

1 Thessalonians 2

ESV (3)

John 2

1 Thessalonians 2

KJV (4)

John 2

1 Thessalonians 2

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (4)

John 2

1 Thessalonians 2

N95 (4)

John 2

1 Thessalonians 2

NAS (4)

John 2

1 Thessalonians 2

NLT (4)

John 2

1 Thessalonians 2

WEB (4)

John 2

1 Thessalonians 2

YLT (3)

John 2

1 Thessalonians 1

ASV (4)

console 1

consoling 1

encourage 1

encouraging 1

BSB (4)

comforted 1

console 1

consoling 1

encourage 1

CSB (4)

comfort 2

comforted 1

consoling 1

ESV (3)

console 1

encourage 1

encouraged 1

KJV (4)

comfort 2

comforted 2

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (4)

console 1

consoling 1

encourage 1

encouraging 1

N95 (4)

console 1

consoling 1

encourage 1

encouraging 1

NAS (4)

console 1

consoling 1

encourage 1

encouraging 1

NLT (4)

console 1

consoling 1

encourage 1

encouraged 1

WEB (4)

comforted 1

console 1

consoling 1

encourage 1

YLT (3)

comfort 1

they might comfort 1

were comforting 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

V-ADS-3P 1

V-PNM-2P 1

V-PNP-NPM 2

ANT

V-ADS-3P 1

V-PNM-2P 1

V-PNP-NPM 2

BEZ

V-AMS-3P 1

V-PPM-2P 1

V-PPP-NPM 2

BGB

V-ADS-3P 1

V-PNM-2P 1

V-PNP-NPM 2

BMT

V-ADS-3P 1

V-PNM-2P 1

V-PNP-NPM 2

BYZ

V-ADS-3P 1

V-PNM-2P 1

V-PNP-NPM 2

ELZ

V-AMS-3P 1

V-PMD-2P 1

V-PMPNPM 2

NA26

V-2PMDP 1

V-3AMSP 1

V-PMPNPM 2

SBL

V-ADS-3P 1

V-PNM-2P 1

V-PNP-NPM 2

SCV

V-ADS-3P 1

V-PNM-2P 1

V-PNP-NPM 2

STV

V-ADS-3P 1

V-PNM-2P 1

V-PNP-NPM 2

TIS

V-ADS-3P 1

V-PNM-2P 1

V-PNP-NPM 2

V-ADS-3P 1

V-PNM-2P 1

V-PNP-NPM 2

TRG

V-AMS-3P 1

V-PMD-2P 1

V-PMPNPM 2

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

παραμῡθ-έομαι,

encourage, exhort one to do a thing, c. dat. pers. et inf., τοῖς ἄλλοισιν ἐγὼ παραμυθησαίμην οἴκαδ' ἀποπλείειν Il. 9.417, cf. 684, 15.45: later c. dat. pers. only, PFay. 19.6 (ii A. D.): also c. acc. pers. et inf., πῶς οὖν αὐτοὺς παραμυθησόμεθα προθύμους εἶναι; Pl. Lg. 666a; παραμυθοῦ μ' (sc. ποιεῖν) ὅ τι καὶ πείσεις A. Pr. 1063 (anap.); θαρσεῖν (sc. σε) οὐδὲν παραμυθοῦμαι S. Ant. 935 (anap.).

2. speak soothingly to, c. acc., παρεμυθεῖτο attempted to reassure them, Th. 3.75, cf. Pl. R. 476e, etc.; encourage a dog, X. Cyn. 6.25: metaph., παραμυθεῖται ὁ σκάφος τὴν διψῶσαν ἄμπελον Gp. 3.5.4; console, comfort, τινα Hdt. 2.121. δ', Th. 2.44, Alcid. Soph. 10, Pl. Prt. 346b, al.; ἡ φιλοσοφία τὴν ψυχὴν ἠρέμα παραμυθεῖται Id. Phd. 83a; π. τινὰ λόγοισι Ar. V. 115; τινὰ ὀψαρίοις Id. Fr. 45; τινὰ ἐπὶ τῇ κολάσει Luc. Tox. 33; ἑαυτὸν τῆς ἥττης D.C. 48.46; ταῖς ἐλπίσιν τἀλγεινὰ π. Men. 641: c. neut. Adj., πόλλ' ἂν εἶχέ τις αὑτὸν παραμυθήσασθαι D. 21.214; π. τὰς πόλεις ὡς.. console.. by saying that.., X. HG 4.8.1.

3. relieve, assuage, abate, π. ὁ οἶνος τὴν τοῦ γήρως δυσθυμίαν Thphr. Fr. 120; Ἐπίκουρος τἀποθνῄσκειν π. Demetr.Lac. Herc. 1013.13; ᾄδουσιν ἡσυχῇ τὸ ἔργον -ούμενοι D.Chr. 1.9; π. τὰς ἐν στρατοπέδοις συμφοράς Onos. 1.13; π. τὸν φθόνον, τὸ πένθος, τὴν ξυμφοράν, Plu. Alc. 13, Luc. Philops. 27, DMort. 28.3; [ θρίδακες] κόρυζαν π. Gp. 12.13.11; πῦρ ἀνάψαντες τὸ πικρὸν τοῦ κρυμοῦ π. Alciphr. 1.1.

4. soflen down, palliate, τὸ τῆς μοναρχίας ὄνομα Plu. Cleom. 11; διὰ τῶν τῆς γοργότητος ἰδίων τὸ λίαν ὕπτιον Hermog. Id. 2.4; explain away, τὸ μυθῶδες Plu. 2.248b; excuse, τὴν ἀπὸ μικρῶν ἐπίκλησιν Str. 13.1.64.

5. support, justify a thesis, S.E. M. 7.66, al., cf. παραμυθητέον 3; explain, Simp. in Ph. 9.32.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

παραμυθέομαι, παραμυθοῦμαι; 1 aorist παρεμυθησαμην; from Homer down; to speak to, address one, whether by way of admonition and incentive, or to calm and console; hence, equivalent to to encourage, console: τινα, John 11:31; 1 Thessalonians 2:12 (); ; τινα περί τίνος, John 11:19.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

** παρα -μυθέομαι , -οῦμαι ,

[in LXX: 2 Maccabees 15:9 (Sm. 8)*;]

1. to encourage, exhort.

2. to comfort, console: c. acc pers., John 11:31, 1 Thessalonians 2:11; 1 Thessalonians 5:14; id. seq. περί , John 11:19.†

SYN.: παρακαλέω G3870.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
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Vocabulary of the Greek NT

πεισμονή in Galatians 5:8 may be either act. ";the act of persuasion,"; or pass, ";the being persuaded"; : see Lightfoot or Burton (ICC) ad 1. for exx. of both usages. For πεῖσμα see the vi/A.D. P Oxy VI. 943.5 f. Σερῆνος γὰρ. . . διὰ πίσματος γυναικὸς ἐδίωξεν Κόλλουθον τὸν εὐλαβέστατον ἐκ τοῦ λο <υ >τροῦ, καὶ ὅτε ἐποίησεν τὸ πῖσμα αὐτοῦ οὐ θέλει ἀποστῆναι, ";for Serenus through the persuasion of his wife chased the most discreet Colluthus out of the bath, and having done what he was persuaded to do will not depart"; (Edd.).

List of Word Forms

παραμυθεισθε παραμυθείσθε παραμυθεῖσθε παραμυθησωνται παραμυθήσωνται παραμυθουμενοι παραμυθούμενοι paramutheisthe paramuthesontai paramuthēsōntai paramuthoumenoi paramytheisthe paramytheîsthe paramythesontai paramythēsōntai paramythḗsontai paramythḗsōntai paramythoumenoi paramythoúmenoi