παρακαλέω parakaleō

Greek word for “to plead/comfort” · Strong’s G3870 · used 109 times in 105 verses

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Meaning

παρακαλέω, -ῶ; 1. to call to one, call for, summon: (R, mg.;

How it is translated

Glosses given for parakaleō in context, with how often each is used:

• exhort 25
• begging 13
• exhorting 9
• comforted 6
• begged 6
• do exhort 5
• implore 4
• imploring 3
• exhorted 3
• do encourage 3
• beseeching 2
• urging 2

Where it is used

Also in 7 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Mark 5 (5), Acts 16 (4), Matthew 8 (3), Luke 8 (3), Acts 20 (3), 2 Corinthians 7 (3), 1 Thessalonians 4 (3), Matthew 18 (2), Acts 27 (2), Acts 28 (2)

Forms

• παρακαλῶ 11
• παρακαλῶν 9
• Παρακαλῶ 9
• παρεκάλουν 8
• παρεκάλει 8
• παρεκάλεσαν 6
• παρακαλέσαι 6
• παρακαλοῦντες 4
• παρεκάλεσα 4
• παρακαλοῦμεν 4

Words used with it

Words that share verses with parakaleō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ἀδελφός adelphos “brother” 21
• μᾶλλον mallon “more” 8
• παράκλησις paraklēsis “encouragement” 6
• εἰσέρχομαι eiserchomai “to enter” 8
• ὡς hōs “as/when” 10
• πολύς polus “much” 9
• ὑπέρ huper “above/for” 7
• Τίτος Titos “Titus” 4
• λόγος logos “word” 8
• Μακεδονία Makedonia “Macedonia” 4
• Παῦλος Paulos “Paul” 6
• πέμπω pempō “to send” 5

Key verses

The verses using parakaleō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Acts 11:23 — Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.
• Acts 14:22 — Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
• Romans 12:1 — I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable…
• Romans 12:8 — Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
• 2 Corinthians 10:1 — Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:
• 2 Corinthians 13:11 — Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
• Ephesians 4:1 — I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
• Colossians 2:2 — That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the…
• 1 Thessalonians 4:1 — Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye…
• 1 Thessalonians 5:14 — Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
• 2 Timothy 4:2 — Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
• 1 Peter 5:1 — The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.