Word study · Greek
parakaleō
to encourage, to exhort, to comfort
Say it: par-ak-al-EH-oh (approximate)
παρακαλέω
What it means
To urge, comfort, encourage. "We exhorted and comforted" (2:12), "to comfort you concerning your faith" (3:2), "encourage one another" (4:18; 5:11, 5:14).
Range of meaning
- EncourageGive courage.
- ExhortUrge.
- ComfortConsole.
In 1 Thessalonians
- Chapter 2
"How we exhorted and comforted" (2:12).
- Chapter 3
"And comfort you concerning your faith" (3:2, 3:7).
- Chapter 4
"Beg and exhort" and "comfort one another" (4:1, 4:10, 4:18).
Every verse (7)
- 1 Thessalonians 3:2
- 1 Thessalonians 3:7
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1
- 1 Thessalonians 4:10
- 1 Thessalonians 4:18
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14
Verses where G3870 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources