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paraklētos

Counselor, Helper, Advocate

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

παράκλητος

What it means

Someone called alongside to help: a counselor, advocate, comforter, or helper. John uses it only of the Holy Spirit, in the farewell discourse (14:16, 14:26, 15:26, 16:7). In 1 John 2:1, it is used of Jesus as an advocate with the Father. Translations vary: Helper, Counselor, Advocate, Comforter.

Range of meaning

  • AdvocateOne who speaks on your behalf.
  • HelperOne who comes alongside.
  • ComforterOne who consoles.

In John

  • Chapter 14

    "He will give you another Counselor" (14:16, 14:26).

  • Chapter 15

    "When the Counselor has come" (15:26).

  • Chapter 16

    "The Counselor won't come to you" (16:7).

Every verse (4)

Verses where G3875 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources