παρηγορία
parēgoría · G3931 · Greek · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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comfort, consolation
A means of providing comfort or consolation
ExamplesColossians 4:11 and also Jesus who is called Justus; these are the only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are from the circumcision, and they have proved to be an encouragement to me.
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help, assistance
That which constitutes a means of help
ExamplesColossians 4:11 and also Jesus who is called Justus; these are the only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are from the circumcision, and they have proved to be an encouragement to me.
How it’s used In 1 role
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ὅστιςwhoever, whichever, whatever 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 2 words
- παράκλησις paráklēsis · G3874 · to encourage, to console, encouragement
- The most common Greek term for 'comfort' or 'consolation', often used interchangeably with παρηγορία in contexts of providing comfort or encouragement. While παράκλησις has a broader semantic range including exhortation, in the sense of 'consolation' it is a direct synonym.
- παραμυθία paramythía · G3889 · consolation, encouragement
- A Greek noun meaning 'comfort' or 'consolation', closely related in meaning to παρηγορία. Both denote the act of providing comfort or encouragement to someone in distress.
In the other Testament 2 words
- נֶחָמָה nechâmâh · H5165 · consolation
- The primary Hebrew noun for 'comfort' or 'consolation', directly equivalent to the Greek παρηγορία in denoting the act or provision of comfort. Both terms share the semantic domain of consolation and are natural translation equivalents.
- תַּנְחוּם tanchûwm · H8575 · consolation
- A Hebrew plural noun meaning 'consolations' or 'comforts', semantically equivalent to παρηγορία. Both refer to acts or words of comfort and consolation.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Comfort, consolation25.155
- This domain covers παρηγορία naming a source of encouragement to another, as Paul commends a fellow worker's support: “and also Jesus who is called Justus; these are the only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are from the circumcision, and they have proved to be an encouragement to me.” (Colossians 4:11)
- Help, assistance35.14
- Here παρηγορία names practical aid rendered to another in difficulty, as Paul commends the same fellow worker's supportive presence: “and also Jesus who is called Justus; these are the only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are from the circumcision, and they have proved to be an encouragement to me.” (Colossians 4:11)
Word family 10 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon παρηγοριας, ἡ (παρηγορέω (to address)), properly, an addressing, address; i. e. a.…
a. exhortation (4 Macc. 5:11; 6:1; Apoll. Rh. 2, 1281).
b. comfort, solace, relief, alleviation, consolation: Col 4:11 (where see Lightfoot). (Aeschylus Ag. 95; Philo, q. deus immort. § 14; de somn. i., § 18; Josephus, Antiquities 4, 8, 3; often in Plutarch; Hierocl.)
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
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
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