2001 Translation

PARAKLĒSIS, paraklēsis

Sounds Like: pa-ra-KLEE-sis

Translations: comfort, a comfort, encouragement, an encouragement, exhortation, an exhortation, consolation, a consolation, appeal, an appeal

From the root: ΠΑΡΑΚΛΗΣΙΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to the act of calling someone alongside, often for the purpose of providing comfort, encouragement, or instruction. It can also mean an appeal or a plea. It is a compound word derived from 'παρά' (para), meaning 'beside' or 'alongside', and 'καλέω' (kaleō), meaning 'to call'. Depending on the context, it can signify a variety of supportive actions, from offering solace to urging someone to action.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G3874 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• Job — 21:2
• Isaiah — 30:7
• 2 Corinthians — 1:5
• Philippians — 2:1
• 1 Thessalonians — 2:3

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Psalms of Solomon — 13:1
• Job — 21:2
• Isaiah — 30:7
• Hosea — 13:14

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• 2 Corinthians — 1:5
• Philippians — 2:1
• 1 Thessalonians — 2:3

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΡΑΚΛΗΣΙΣ.

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.

• ΠΑΡΑΚΛΗΣΕΙ — to comfort, to exhortation, to encouragement, to consolation, to entreaty, to a comfort, to an exhortation, to an encouragement, to a consolation, to an entreaty
• ΠΑΡΑΚΛΗΣΕΙΝ — comfort, consolation, encouragement, exhortation, entreaty, a comfort, an encouragement
• ΠΑΡΑΚΛΗΣΕΙΣ — comfort, consolation, encouragement, exhortation, appeal, entreaty
• ΠΑΡΑΚΛΗΣΕΩΣ — of comfort, of encouragement, of exhortation, of consolation, of entreaty, of a comfort, of an encouragement, of an exhortation, of a consolation, of an entreaty
• ΠΑΡΑΚΛΗΣΙ — comfort, consolation, encouragement, exhortation, entreaty, a comfort, an encouragement
• ΠΑΡΑΚΛΗΣΙΝ — encouragement, exhortation, comfort, consolation, appeal, entreaty

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