Word study · Greek
paraklēsis
encouragement, comfort
Say it: par-AK-lay-sis (approximate)
παράκλησις
What it means
Encouragement, comfort, appeal. In 14:3 the one who prophesies speaks "for building up, encouragement, and consolation."
Range of meaning
- EncouragementGiving courage.
- ComfortConsolation.
- ExhortationUrging.
In 1 Corinthians
- Chapter 14
"Exhortation" (14:3).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G3874 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources