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παρακαλέω

parakaleōto plead/comfortHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb109 occurrences19 books105 verses

Definition

παρακαλέω, -ῶ,

[in LXX chiefly for נחם ni., pi. ;]

1. to call to one, call for, summon: Acts 28:20 (R, mg.; R, txt., entreat); hence (of the gods: Dem., Xen., al.), to invoke, call on, beseech, entreat: τ. πατέρα μου, Matthew 26:53; τ. κύριον, 2 Corinthians 12:8; in late writers (Polyb., Diod., al.; rarely in LXX; in π., see Deiss., LAE, 176.14), also of men: absol., Phm 9; with accusative, Matthew 8:5, Mark 1:40, Acts 16:9, al.; with inf., Mark 5:17, Luke 8:41, Acts 8:31, al.; before ἵνα (see M, Pr., 205, 208), Mt 14"36, Mark 5:18, Luke 8:31, al.

2. to admonish, exhort: absol., Luke 3:18, Romans 12:8, 2 Timothy 4:2, al.; with accusative, Acts 15:32, 1 Thessalonians 2:11, Hebrews 3:13, al.; id. before inf., Acts 11:23, Romans 12:1, Philippians 4:2, 1 Thessalonians 4:10, al.; before ἵνα (see M, Pr., l.with), 1 Corinthians 1:10, 2 Corinthians 8:6, 1 Thessalonians 4:1, al.

3. to cheer, encourage, comfort (Plut., LXX: Jb 43, Isaiah 35:3, Sir.43.24, al.): with accusative, 2 Corinthians 1:6, Ephesians 6:22, Colossians 2:2, al.; id. before ἐν, 1 Thessalonians 4:18; διά, 2 Corinthians 1:4; pass., Matthew 5:4, Luke 16:25, Acts 20:12.

Synonyms: παραμυθέω (cf. M, Th., 25).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as παρακαλέω:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

109 total
  1. Philemon 1:10Παρακαλῶ · I appeal
    I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains.
  2. Hebrews 3:13παρακαλεῖτε · exhort
    But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
  3. Hebrews 10:25παρακαλοῦντες · let us encourage [one another]
    Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
  4. Hebrews 13:19παρακαλῶ · I especially urge
    And I especially urge you to pray that I may be restored to you soon.
  5. Hebrews 13:22Παρακαλῶ · I urge
    I urge you, brothers, to bear with my word of exhortation, for I have only written to you briefly.
  6. 1 Peter 2:11παρακαλῶ · I urge [you]
    Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
  7. 1 Peter 5:1παρακαλῶ · I appeal to
    As a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you:
  8. 1 Peter 5:12παρακαλῶν · encouraging [you]
    Through Silvanus, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.
  9. Jude 1:3παρακαλῶν · [and] urge
    Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.