ΤΗΣΠΑΡΑ, τησπαρα
TĒSPARA, tēspara
Sounds Like: TAYS PA-ra-ka-LOO-sees
Translations: of the one calling, of the one exhorting, of the one comforting
From the root: ΤΗΣ, ΠΑΡΑΚΑΛΕΩ
Part of Speech: Article, Participle
Explanation: This word appears to be a misspelling or a truncated form of "ΤΗΣ ΠΑΡΑΚΑΛΟΥΣΗΣ" (tēs parakalouses), which means "of the one calling/exhorting/comforting." It is a compound phrase consisting of the genitive feminine singular definite article "ΤΗΣ" (tēs), meaning "of the," and the genitive feminine singular present active participle of the verb "ΠΑΡΑΚΑΛΕΩ" (parakaleō), meaning "to call to one's side, to exhort, to comfort." The phrase refers to a female person who is performing the action of calling, exhorting, or comforting.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s numbers: G3588 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3870 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:57
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 5:54
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΤΗΣ, ΠΑΡΑΚΑΛΕΩ, appear in our texts.
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