παρακαλέωparakaléō
to call near, i.e. invite, invoke (by imploration, hortation or consolation)
Greek (New Testament) · G3870
Meanings
1. to call to one, call for, summon: Acts 28:20 (R, margin; R, text, entreat); hence, to invoke, call on, beseech, entreat: τ. πατέρα μου, Matthew 26:53; τ. κύριον, 2 Corinthians 12:8; in late writers, also of men: absolutely, Philemon 1:9; with accusative, Matthew 8:5, Mark 1:40, Acts 16:9, and elsewhere; with infinitive, Mark 5:17, Luke 8:41, Acts 8:31, and elsewhere; followed by ἵνα, Matthew 14:36, Mark 5:18, Luke 8:31, and elsewhere
2. to admonish, exhort: absolutely, Luke 3:18, Romans 12:8, 2 Timothy 4:2, and elsewhere; with accusative, Acts 15:32, 1 Thessalonians 2:11, Hebrews 3:13, and elsewhere; id. followed by infinitive, Acts 11:23, Romans 12:1, Philippians 4:2, 1 Thessalonians 4:10, and elsewhere; followed by ἵνα, 1 Corinthians 1:10, 2 Corinthians 8:6, 1 Thessalonians 4:1, and elsewhere
3. to cheer, encourage, comfort (Plut., LXX: Job 4:3, Isaiah 35:3, Sirach 43:24, and elsewhere): with accusative, 2 Corinthians 1:6, Ephesians 6:22, Colossians 2:2, and elsewhere; id. followed by ἐν, 1 Thessalonians 4:18; διά, 2 Corinthians 1:4; passive, Matthew 5:4, Luke 16:25, Acts 20:12.
Synonyms
παραμυθέω.
Same root
- παράpará · G3844properly, near; i.e. (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity of (objectively or subjectively), (with accusative case) to the proximity with (local (especially beyond or opposed to) or causal (on account of)
- καλέωkaléō · G2564to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)
- συμπαρακαλέωsymparakaléō · G4837to console jointly
- παράκλησιςparáklēsis · G3874imploration, hortation, solace
Where it appears
Appears 108 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 2:18 “A cry was heard in Ramah— weeping and great mourning. Rachel weeps for her children, refusing to be comforted, for they are dead.”
- Matthew 5:4 God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
- Matthew 8:5 When Jesus returned to Capernaum, a Roman officer came and pleaded with him,
- Matthew 8:31 So the demons begged, “If you cast us out, send us into that herd of pigs.”
- Matthew 8:34 Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus, but they begged him to go away and leave them alone.
- Matthew 14:36 They begged him to let the sick touch at least the fringe of his robe, and all who touched him were healed.
See every passage
- Matthew 2:18, 5:4, 8:5, 8:31, 8:34, 14:36, 18:29, 18:32, 26:53
- Mark 1:40, 5:10, 5:12, 5:17, 5:18, 5:23, 6:56, 7:32, 8:22
- Luke 3:18, 7:4, 8:31, 8:32, 8:41, 15:28, 16:25
- Acts 2:40, 8:31, 9:38, 11:23, 13:42, 14:22, 15:32, 16:9, 16:15, 16:39, 16:40, 19:31, 20:1, 20:2, 20:12, 21:12, 24:4, 25:2, 27:33, 27:34, 28:14, 28:20
- Romans 12:1, 12:8, 15:30, 16:17
- 1 Corinthians 1:10, 4:13, 4:16, 14:31, 16:12, 16:15
- 2 Corinthians 1:4, 1:6, 2:7, 2:8, 5:20, 6:1, 7:6, 7:7, 7:13, 8:6, 9:5, 10:1, 12:8, 12:18, 13:11
- Ephesians 4:1, 6:22
- Philippians 4:2
- Colossians 2:2, 4:8
- 1 Thessalonians 3:2, 3:7, 4:1, 4:10, 4:18, 5:11, 5:14
- 2 Thessalonians 2:17, 3:12
- 1 Timothy 1:3, 2:1, 5:1, 6:2
- 2 Timothy 4:2
- Titus 1:9, 2:6, 2:15
- Philemon 1:9, 1:10
- Hebrews 3:13, 10:25, 13:19, 13:22
- 1 Peter 2:11, 5:1, 5:12
- Jude 1:3
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.