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παρακαλέω

parakaleōto plead/comfortHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb109 occurrences19 books105 verses

Definition

παρακαλέω, -ῶ,

[in LXX chiefly for נחם ni., pi. ;]

1. to call to one, call for, summon: Acts 28:20 (R, mg.; R, txt., entreat); hence (of the gods: Dem., Xen., al.), to invoke, call on, beseech, entreat: τ. πατέρα μου, Matthew 26:53; τ. κύριον, 2 Corinthians 12:8; in late writers (Polyb., Diod., al.; rarely in LXX; in π., see Deiss., LAE, 176.14), also of men: absol., Phm 9; with accusative, Matthew 8:5, Mark 1:40, Acts 16:9, al.; with inf., Mark 5:17, Luke 8:41, Acts 8:31, al.; before ἵνα (see M, Pr., 205, 208), Mt 14"36, Mark 5:18, Luke 8:31, al.

2. to admonish, exhort: absol., Luke 3:18, Romans 12:8, 2 Timothy 4:2, al.; with accusative, Acts 15:32, 1 Thessalonians 2:11, Hebrews 3:13, al.; id. before inf., Acts 11:23, Romans 12:1, Philippians 4:2, 1 Thessalonians 4:10, al.; before ἵνα (see M, Pr., l.with), 1 Corinthians 1:10, 2 Corinthians 8:6, 1 Thessalonians 4:1, al.

3. to cheer, encourage, comfort (Plut., LXX: Jb 43, Isaiah 35:3, Sir.43.24, al.): with accusative, 2 Corinthians 1:6, Ephesians 6:22, Colossians 2:2, al.; id. before ἐν, 1 Thessalonians 4:18; διά, 2 Corinthians 1:4; pass., Matthew 5:4, Luke 16:25, Acts 20:12.

Synonyms: παραμυθέω (cf. M, Th., 25).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as παρακαλέω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

109 total
  1. Matthew 2:18παρακληθῆναι · to be comforted
    “A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
  2. Matthew 5:4παρακληθήσονται · will be comforted
    Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
  3. Matthew 8:5παρακαλῶν · [and] pleaded
    When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,
  4. Matthew 8:31παρεκάλουν · begged
    So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
  5. Matthew 8:34παρεκάλεσαν · they begged [Him]
    Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.
  6. Matthew 14:36παρεκάλουν · begged
    …and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
  7. Matthew 18:29παρεκάλει · [and] begged
    So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’
  8. Matthew 18:32παρεκάλεσάς · you begged
    Then the master summoned him and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.
  9. Matthew 26:53παρακαλέσαι · call on
    Are you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?
  10. Mark 1:40παρακαλῶν · begging
    Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”
  11. Mark 5:10παρεκάλει · he begged
    And he begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of that region.
  12. Mark 5:12παρεκάλεσαν · [the demons] begged
    So the demons begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs, so that we may enter them.”
  13. Mark 5:17παρακαλεῖν · to beg
    And the people began to beg Jesus to leave their region.
  14. Mark 5:18παρεκάλει · begged
    As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed by the demons begged to go with Him.
  15. Mark 5:23παρακαλεῖ · pleaded with
    …and pleaded with Him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.”
  16. Mark 6:56παρεκάλουν · begged
    And wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
  17. Mark 7:32παρακαλοῦσιν · they begged
    Some people brought to Him a man who was deaf and hardly able to speak, and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him.
  18. Mark 8:22παρακαλοῦσιν · begged
    When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.
  19. Luke 3:18παρακαλῶν · exhortations
    With these and many other exhortations, John proclaimed the good news to the people.
  20. Luke 7:4παρεκάλουν · [and] pleaded with
    They came to Jesus and pleaded with Him earnestly, “This man is worthy to have You grant this,
  21. Luke 8:31παρεκάλουν · [the demons] kept begging
    And the demons kept begging Jesus not to order them to go into the Abyss.
  22. Luke 8:32παρεκάλεσαν · [the demons] begged
    There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.
  23. Luke 8:41παρεκάλει · He begged
    Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,
  24. Luke 15:28παρεκάλει · [and] pleaded with
    The older son became angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.
  25. Luke 16:25παρακαλεῖται · he is comforted
    But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.
  26. Acts 2:40παρεκάλει · he urged
    With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”
  27. Acts 8:31παρεκάλεσέν · he invited
    “How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
  28. Acts 9:38παρακαλοῦντες · to urge
    Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”
  29. Acts 11:23παρεκάλει · encouraged
    When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.
  30. Acts 13:42παρεκάλουν · [the people] urged
    As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people urged them to continue this message on the next Sabbath.
  31. Acts 14:22παρακαλοῦντες · [and] encouraging [them]
    …strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
  32. Acts 15:32παρεκάλεσαν · to encourage
    Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers.
  33. Acts 16:9παρακαλῶν · pleading with
    During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
  34. Acts 16:15παρεκάλεσεν · she urged [us]
    And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
  35. Acts 16:39παρεκάλεσαν · to appease
    They came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city.
  36. Acts 16:40παρεκάλεσαν · and encourage [them]
    After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house to see the brothers and encourage them. Then they left the city.
  37. Acts 19:31παρεκάλουν · begging
    Even some of Paul’s friends who were officials of the province of Asia sent word to him, begging him not to venture into the theatre.
  38. Acts 20:1παρακαλέσας · after encouraging [them]
    When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples. And after encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.
  39. Acts 20:2παρακαλέσας · speaking many words of encouragement
    After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece,
  40. Acts 20:12παρεκλήθησαν · relieved
    And the people were greatly relieved to take the boy home alive.
  41. Acts 21:12παρεκαλοῦμεν · pleaded with
    When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
  42. Acts 24:4παρακαλῶ · I beg
    But in order not to delay you any further, I beg your indulgence to hear us briefly.
  43. Acts 25:2παρεκάλουν · urged
    …where the chief priests and Jewish leaders presented their case against Paul. They urged Festus
  44. Acts 27:33παρεκάλει · kept urging
    Right up to daybreak, Paul kept urging them all to eat: “Today is your fourteenth day in constant suspense, without taking any food.
  45. Acts 27:34παρακαλῶ · I urge
    So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”
  46. Acts 28:14παρεκλήθημεν · who invited us
    There we found some brothers who invited us to spend the week with them. And so we came to Rome.
  47. Acts 28:20παρεκάλεσα · I have called
    So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”
  48. Romans 12:1Παρακαλῶ · I urge
    Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
  49. Romans 12:8παρακαλῶν · encouraging
    …if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.
  50. Romans 15:30Παρακαλῶ · I urge
    Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.