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paraklēsis

encouragement, comfort

Say it: par-AK-lay-sis (approximate)

παράκλησις

What it means

Comfort, encouragement. The noun appears about ten times in the first chapters: "the God of all comfort" (1:3-7), the comfort Paul received from Titus (7:4, 7:13), and the comfort of the Corinthians' change of heart.

Range of meaning

  • EncouragementGiving courage.
  • ComfortConsolation.
  • ExhortationUrging.

In 2 Corinthians

  • Chapter 1

    "The Father of mercies and God of all comfort" (1:3-7).

  • Chapter 7

    "I am filled with comfort" (7:4, 7:6-7, 7:13).

  • Chapter 13

    "Be comforted" (13:11).

Every verse (10)

Verses where G3874 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources