παράκλησις paraklēsis · G3874

encouragement

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., Act.4:36. ; 3. consolation, comfort (Phalar., LXX) : Luk.6:24, Act.9:31, 2Co.1:4-7 7:4 7:7 7:13, 2Th.2:16, Phm 7; τ. γραφῶν, Rom.15:4; θεὸς τῆς π., Rom.15:5, 2Co.1:3; π. τοῦ …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

παρά-κλησις, εως, ἡ, ; calling to one's aid, summons, οἱ ἐκ παρακλήσεως συγκαθήμενοι a packed party in the assembly, []; 2 imploring, appealing, τινος of or on the part of one, []; deprecation, συγγνώμης δεῖ καὶ π. []; 3 invocation of gods, []; 4 demand, request, []; κατὰ-σιν on demand, []; II exhortation, address, πρὸς τὸν ὄχλον []; οὐ π. εὑρόντες, ἀλλὰ παραίνεσιν γράψαντες not a mere address to their feelings, but counsel to act rightly, []; ἀξιώσεισκαὶ-κλήσεις []; III consolation, []

Where it's used 29 times

Luke 2:25 · Luke 6:24 · Acts 4:36 · Acts 9:31 · Acts 13:15 · Acts 15:31 · Romans 12:8 · Romans 15:4 · Romans 15:5 · 1 Corinthians 14:3 · 2 Corinthians 1:3 · 2 Corinthians 1:4 · 2 Corinthians 1:5 · 2 Corinthians 1:6 · 2 Corinthians 1:7 · 2 Corinthians 7:4 · 2 Corinthians 7:7 · 2 Corinthians 7:13 · 2 Corinthians 8:4 · 2 Corinthians 8:17 · Philippians 2:1 · 1 Thessalonians 2:3 · 2 Thessalonians 2:16 · 1 Timothy 4:13 · Philemon 1:7 · Hebrews 6:18 · Hebrews 12:5 · Hebrews 13:22 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G3874; TFLSJ G3874

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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