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Strong’s number: G3870

Greek Lexical Dictionary: Strong’s #3870 – παρακαλέω

Greek Word: παρακαλέω

Part of Speech: Verb

Transliteration: parakaleó

Phonetic Spelling: par-ak-al-eh’-o

Quick Definition: to call to or for, to exhort, to encourage

Usage: (a) I send for, summon, invite, (b) I beseech, entreat, beg, (c) I exhort, admonish, (d) I comfort, encourage, console.

Etymology: from 3844 /pará, “from close-beside” and 2564 /kaléō, “to call”) – properly, “make a call” from being “close-up and personal.

NASB Translation: appeal (4), appealed (1), appealing (2), beg (1), begging (2), beseeching (1), comfort (5), comforted (11), comforts (2), conciliate (1), encourage (6), encouraged (4), encouraging (3), entreat (1), exhort (8), exhortation* (1), exhortations (1), exhorted (2), exhorting (3), exhorts (1), given (1), implore (4), implored (9), imploring (5), invited (2), making an appeal (1), plead (1), pleaded (1), pleading (1), preach (1), requested (1), urge (17), urged (5), urging (1).

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New Testament usage

105 verses

Mat 2:18; Mat 5:4; Mat 8:5; Mat 8:31; Mat 8:34; Mat 14:36; Mat 18:29; Mat 18:32; Mat 26:53; Mar 1:40; Mar 5:10; Mar 5:12; Mar 5:17; Mar 5:18; Mar 5:23; Mar 6:56; Mar 7:32; Mar 8:22; Luk 3:18; Luk 7:4; Luk 8:31; Luk 8:32; Luk 8:41; Luk 15:28; Luk 16:25; Act 2:40; Act 8:31; Act 9:38; Act 11:23; Act 13:42; Act 14:22; Act 15:32; Act 16:9; Act 16:15; Act 16:39; Act 16:40; Act 19:31; Act 20:1; Act 20:2; Act 20:12; Act 21:12; Act 24:4; Act 25:2; Act 27:33; Act 27:34; Act 28:14; Act 28:20; Rom 12:1; Rom 12:8; Rom 15:30; Rom 16:17; 1Co 1:10; 1Co 4:13; 1Co 4:16; 1Co 14:31; 1Co 16:12; 1Co 16:15; 2Co 1:4; 2Co 1:6; 2Co 2:7; 2Co 2:8; 2Co 5:20; 2Co 6:1; 2Co 7:6; 2Co 7:7; 2Co 7:13; 2Co 8:6; 2Co 9:5; 2Co 10:1; 2Co 12:8; 2Co 12:18; 2Co 13:11; Eph 4:1; Eph 6:22; Php 4:2; Col 2:2; Col 4:8; 1Th 2:11; 1Th 3:2; 1Th 3:7; 1Th 4:1; 1Th 4:10; 1Th 4:18; 1Th 5:11; 1Th 5:14; 2Th 2:17; 2Th 3:12; 1Ti 1:3; 1Ti 2:1; 1Ti 5:1; 1Ti 6:2; 2Ti 4:2; Tit 1:9; Tit 2:6; Tit 2:15; Phm 1:9; Phm 1:10; Heb 3:13; Heb 10:25; Heb 13:19; Heb 13:22; 1Pe 2:11; 1Pe 5:1; 1Pe 5:12; Jud 1:3.

Septuagint (LXX): 88 times in 81 verses

Gen 24:67; Gen 37:35; Gen 38:12; Gen 50:21; Exo 15:13; Dt 3:28; Dt 13:7; Dt 32:36; Jdg 2:18; Jdg 21:6; Jdg 21:15; Rth 2:13; 1Sa 22:4; 2Sa 10:2; 2Sa 10:3; 2Sa 12:24; 2Sa 13:39; 2Sa 24:16; 1Ch 7:22; 1Ch 19:2; 1Ch 19:3; Est 5:1; Est 5:2; Job 2:11; Job 4:3; Job 7:13; Job 21:34; Job 29:25; Job 42:11; Psa 22:4; Psa 68:21; Psa 70:21; Psa 76:3; Psa 85:17; Psa 89:13; Psa 118:50; Psa 118:52; Psa 118:76; Psa 118:82; Psa 125:1; Psa 134:14; Pro 1:10; Pro 8:4; Ecc 4:1; Isa 10:31; Isa 10:32; Isa 13:2; Isa 21:2; Isa 22:4; Isa 33:7; Isa 35:4; Isa 38:16; Isa 40:1; Isa 40:2; Isa 40:11; Isa 41:27; Isa 49:10; Isa 49:13; Isa 51:3; Isa 51:12; Isa 51:18; Isa 51:19; Isa 54:11; Isa 57:5; Isa 57:18; Isa 61:2; Isa 66:12; Isa 66:13; Lam 1:2; Lam 1:9; Lam 1:16; Lam 1:17; Lam 1:21; Lam 2:13; Eze 14:23; Eze 24:17; Eze 24:22; Eze 24:23; Eze 31:16; Eze 32:31; Zec 10:2.

parakaleo is the verb root of G3875 paraklétos (our Comforter, the Holy Spirit)

Englishman’s Concordance: παρακαλέω (parakaleó)

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Lexicons

Thayer’s G3870: to call to one’s side, call for, summon; to address, speak to, (call to, call upon), which may be done in the way of exhortation, entreaty, comfort, instruction, etc.; to console, to encourage and strengthen by consolation, to comfort

Strong’s G3870: From G3844 and G2564; to call near, that is, invite, invoke (by imploration, hortation or consolation): – beseech, call for, (be of good) comfort, desire, (give) exhort (-ation), intreat, pray.

Mounce G3870: to ask, beg, plead; to comfort, encourage, exhort, urge; to call, invite

Related words: G3874 para k lésis (noun); G3875 paraklétos (noun);

Hebrew Equivalent Word: Strong #: 553 ‑ אָמֵץ (aw‑mats’); 559 ‑ אָמַר (aw‑mar’); 2388 ‑ חָזַק (khaw‑zak’); 2492 ‑ חָלַם (); 4427 ‑ מָלַךְ (maw‑lak’); 5090 ‑ נָהַג (naw‑hag’); 5095 ‑ נָהַל (naw‑hal’); 5130 ‑ נוּף (noof); 5148 ‑ נָחָה (naw‑khaw’); 5162 ‑ נָחַם (naw‑kham’); 5496 ‑ סוּת (sooth); 7121 ‑ קָרָא (kaw‑raw’); 7355 ‑ רָחַם (raw‑kham’); 7673 ‑ שָׁבַת (shaw‑bath’); 8173 ‑ שָׁעַע (shaw‑ah’);