Word study · Greek

paramythéomai

comfort

Say it: par-am-oo-THEH-o-my (approximate)

παραμυθέομαι

What it means

To comfort and encourage, to speak a consoling word. In 2:12 and 5:14, Paul urges comfort for those who need it. In John 11:19 it is the comfort offered to Martha and Mary.

Range of meaning

  • ComfortConsole.
  • EncourageSpeak gently to.

In 1 Thessalonians

Every verse (1)

Verses where G3888 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources