παραμυθέομαιparamythéomai
to relate near, i.e. (by implication) encourage, console
Greek (New Testament) · G3888
Meanings
1. to encourage, exhort.
2. to comfort, console: with accusative of person, John 11:31, 1 Thessalonians 2:11, 1 Thessalonians 5:14; id. followed by περί, John 11:19.
Synonyms
παρακαλέω.
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)
- μῦθοςmŷthos · G3454a tale, i.e. fiction ("myth")
- παραμυθίαparamythía · G3889consolation (properly, abstract)
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- John 11:19 and many of the people had come to console Martha and Mary in their loss.
- John 11:31 When the people who were at the house consoling Mary saw her leave so hastily, they assumed she was going to Lazarus’s grave to weep. So they followed her there.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14 Brothers and sisters, we urge you to warn those who are lazy. Encourage those who are timid. Take tender care of those who are weak. Be patient with everyone.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.