παράκλητος paraklētos · G3875

counsellor

παρά-κλητος, -ον; (παρακαλεω), [in Aq., Th.: Job.16:2 * ; ] ; called to one's aid in a judicial cause (Dion. Cass.); hence, most frequently as subst., ὁ π., an advocate, pleader, intercessor (Dem., al.; so in Rabbinic lit., פְּרַקְלִיטָא), "a friend of the accused person, called to speak to his character, or otherwise enlist sympathy in his favour" (Field, Notes, 102). In NT, specif., ὁ π., ; (a) of Christ, 1Jn.2:1 (see ICC, Jo. Epp., 23 ff.); (b) of the Holy Spirit (AV, comforter; but see opp. with), Jhn.14:16, 26 15:26 16:7 (cf. also Abbott, Essays, 86, 97; Deiss., LAE, 339 f.; MM, xviii; Westc., Jo., ii, 188); (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

παρά-κλητος, ον, ; called to one's aid, in a court of justice: as substantive, legal assistant, advocate, []; 2 summoned, δοῦλοι []; II intercessor, [], of the Holy Spirit, []

Where it's used 5 times

John 14:16 · John 14:26 · John 15:26 · John 16:7 · 1 John 2:1

Source: TBESG G3875; TFLSJ G3875

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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