ΠΑΡΑΙΝΕΣΙΣ, παραινεσις
PARAINESIS, parainesis
Sounds Like: pa-RAI-ne-sis
Translations: exhortation, an exhortation, advice, counsel, admonition
From the root: ΠΑΡΑΙΝΕΣΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a strong urging, encouragement, or advice given to someone, often with the aim of guiding them towards a particular course of action or behavior. It implies a persuasive and often moral or ethical appeal, rather than a command. It can be used in contexts where someone is offering guidance or warning.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3929 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Wisdom — 8:9
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Six — 4:38
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Wisdom — 8:9
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΡΑΙΝΕΣΙΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΑΡΑΙΝΕΣΕΙ — exhortation, advice, counsel, instruction, a warning
- ΠΑΡΑΙΝΕΣΕΙΣ — exhortations, admonitions, counsels, advice
- ΠΑΡΑΙΝΕΣΙΝ — exhortation, advice, counsel, admonition, a warning
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