Greek · Strong's G3874 · Noun (feminine)
παράκλησις
paraklēsis
encouragement
29times used
28verses
11books
How it's translated
- comfort10
- encouragement7
- of exhortation2
- exhortation2
- the consolation1
- of encouragement1
- with encouragement1
- entreaty1
Definition
παρά-κλησις, -εως, ἡ
(παρακαλέω), [in LXX : Job.21:2, Psa.94:19, Hos.13:14, Nam.3:7, Isa.57:18 66:11, Jer.16:7 (נָחַם, its parts and derivatives), Jer.38:9 (תַּחֲנוּן), Isa.28:29 30:7, 1Ma.10:24 1Mac 12:9, 2Ma.7:24 2Mac 15:11 * ;]
1. a calling to one's aid, summons (Thus.), hence, appeal, entreaty (Strab., Plut., al., 1Ma.10:24; of. Lft., Notes, 20) : 2Co.8:4.
2. exhortation, encouragement: Act.15:31, Rom.12:8, 1Co.14:3, 2Co.8:17, Php.2:1, 1Th.2:3, 1Ti.4:13, Heb.12:5; λόγος (τῆς) π., Act.13:15, Heb.13:22; υἱὸς π…
Where it appears
- 2 Corinthians10
- Acts4
- Romans3
- Hebrews3
- Luke2
- 1 Corinthians1
- Philippians1
- 1 Thessalonians1
- 2 Thessalonians1
- 1 Timothy1
…and 1 more books.
Every verse
English previews: World English Bible. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.