Word

παράκλησις

paráklēsis · G3874 · Greek · 29 occurrences

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Meanings

to encourage, to console, encouragement

To cause someone to be encouraged or consoled, either by verbal or non-verbal means

Examples
Luke 2:25 And there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
Luke 6:24 “But woe to you who are rich, for you are receiving your comfort in full.
Acts 4:36 Now Joseph, a Levite of Cyprian birth, who was also called Barnabas by the apostles (which translated means Son of Encouragement),
To ask for something earnestly and with propriety (to ask for (earnestly), to request, to plead for, to appeal to, earnest request, appeal)

Examples
2 Corinthians 8:4 begging us with much urging for the favor of participation in the support of the saints,
1 Thessalonians 2:3 For our exhortation does not come from error or impurity or by way of deceit;

How it’s used In 8 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

9 occurrences in 5 groups

ἐγώI, we 3
σύyou 3
γραφήScripture, the Scriptures 1
ἸσραήλIsrael 1
πνεῦμαspirit 1

Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles

4 occurrences in 4 groups

αἰώνιοςeternal 1
ἰσχυρόςstrong, mighty 1
πολύςmany 1
τὶςsomeone 1

Named alongside itApposition

4 occurrences in 3 groups

παρακαλέωto plead for, to appeal to, to encourage 2
διαλέγομαιto argue 1
ἐνεργέωto work, to be at work 1

What it doesIt is the subject

1 occurrences in 1 groups

περισσεύωto abound, to be left over 1

What is done to itIt is the object

8 occurrences in 7 groups

ἔχωto have 2
δέχομαιto receive, to welcome, to accept 1
δίδωμιto give, to grant 1
ἐκλανθάνομαιto forget entirely 1
λαλέωto speak 1
προσδέχομαιto wait for, to welcome 1

What it is said to bePredicate

2 occurrences in 4 groups

δόλοςdeceit, treachery 1
ἀκαθαρσίαimpurity 1
πλάνηerror, deception 1
ΧριστόςChrist, Messiah 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

7 occurrences in 4 groups

ἐπίon 5
διάthrough 3
ἐνin 2
μετάwith, after 2

In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive

5 occurrences in 3 groups

θεόςGod 2
λόγοςword, saying, message 2
υἱόςson 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Near synonyms 1 word

παραμύθιον paramýthion · G3890 · consolation, encouragement: Both denote acts or words of comfort and encouragement offered to those in distress. παραμύθιον (appearing once, Philippians 2:1) emphasizes the concrete comfort given, while παράκλησις carries a broader range including earnest appeal and exhortation alongside consolation, making them functionally interchangeable within contexts of comforting speech.

Semantic domains 2 entries

To encourage, to console, encouragement25.150: This domain covers παράκλησις naming words meant to strengthen or console, as Luke describes Simeon's expectation of Israel's hope: “And there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him.” (Luke 2:25)
To ask for (earnestly), to request, to plead for, to appeal to, earnest request, appeal33.168: Here παράκλησις names a formal or earnest petition, as Paul describes the Macedonians' plea to share in giving: “begging us with much urging for the favor of participation in the support of the saints.” (2 Corinthians 8:4)

Word family 18 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

καλέω kaléō · G2564 · to call, to name · 148×ἐκκλησία ekklēsía · G1577 · congregation, church · 114×παρακαλέω parakaléō · G3870 · to ask for (earnestly), to request, to plead for · 109×ἐπικαλέομαι epikaléomai · G1941 · to call, to name, to call upon · 30×παράκλησιςparáklēsis · G3874προσκαλέομαι proskaléomai · G4341 · to call, to call to, to call to a task · 29×κλῆσις klēsis · G2821 · to call, to call to a task, calling · 11×κλητός klētós · G2822 · called, invited · 10×συγκαλέω synkaléō · G4779 · to call together · 8×ἐγκαλέω enkaléō · G1458 · to accuse, to bring charges · 7×ἀνέγκλητος anénklētos · G410 · without accusation · 5×μετακαλέω metakaléō · G3333 · to summon, to tell to come · 4×ἔγκλημα énklēma · G1462 · indictment, accusation, case · 2×ἀντικαλέω antikaléō · G479 · to invite back · 1×εἰσκαλέω eiskaléō · G1528 · to invite in · 1×κλέος kléos · G2811 · honor, fame, good reputation · 1×προκαλέομαι prokaléomai · G4292 · to provoke, to irritate · 1×συμπαρακαλέω symparakaléō · G4837 · to be encouraged together, to be encouraged at the same time · 1×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon παρακλήσεως, ἡ (παρακαλέω, which see); 1. properly, a calling near, summons (especially…

παρακλήσεως, ἡ (παρακαλέω, which see);
1. properly, a calling near, summons (especially for help, Thucydides 4, 61; Demosthenes, p. 275, 20).
2. imploration, supplication, entreaty: 2 Cor 8:4 (Strabo 13, p. 581; Josephus, Antiquities 3, 1, 5; (contra Apion 2, 23, 3 παράκλησις πρός τόν Θεόν ἔστω); λόγοι παρακλήσεως, words of appeal, containing entreaties, 1 Macc. 10:24).
3. exhortation, admonition, encouragement: Acts 15:31 (others refer this to 4); 1 Cor 14:3; 2 Cor 8:17; Phm 2:1; 1 Tim 4:13; Heb 12:5; λόγος τῆς παρακλήσεως, Heb 13:22 (2 Macc. 7:24 2Macc. 15:9 (11); Plato, del. 415 e.; Thucydides 8, 92; Aeschines, Polybius, others).
4. consolation, comfort, solace: 2 Cor 1:4-7; Heb 6:18; (add, Acts 9:31; 2 Thess 2:16) (Jer 16:7; Has. 13:14; (Job 21:2; Nah 3:7); Phalaris, epistle 97 at the beginning); τῶν γραφῶν, afforded by the contents of the Scriptures, Rom 15:4 (Winer's Grammar, 189 (178)); Θεός τῆς παρακλήσεως, God the author and bestower of comfort, Rom 15:5; 2 Cor 1:3; solace or cheer which comes from a happy lot or a prosperous state of things, Lk 6:24; 2 Cor 7:4, 2 Cor 7:7, 2 Cor 7:13 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 393 (368)); Phm 1:7; by metonymy, that which affords comfort or refreshment; thus of the Messianic salvation, Lk 2:25 (so the rabbis call the Messiah the consoler, the comforter, κατ' ἐξοχήν, מְנַחֵם (cf. Wünsche, Neue Beiträge as above with at the passage; Schöttgen, Horae Hebrew etc. ii. 18)).
5. universally, "persuasive discourse, stirring address — instructive; admonitory, consolatory; powerful hortatory discourse": Rom 12:8; λόγος, παρακλήσεως (A. V. "word of exhortation), Acts 13:15; υἱός παρακλήσεως (a son of exhortation), a man gifted in teaching, admonishing, consoling, Acts 4:36; used of the apostles' instruction or preaching, 1 Thess 2:3.

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 2 entries

Encouragement, Consolation28 occurrences Ask For, Request2 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0