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paraklēsis

encouragement, comfort

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

παράκλησις

What it means

The noun from parakaleō: encouragement, comfort, exhortation. Paul speaks of "the encouragement of the Scriptures" (15:4) and "the God of perseverance and encouragement" (15:5). The title "Son of Encouragement" for Barnabas (Acts 4:36) uses the same noun.

Range of meaning

  • EncouragementGiving courage.
  • ComfortConsolation.
  • ExhortationUrging.

In Romans

  • Chapter 15

    "Through perseverance and through encouragement of the Scriptures" (15:4-5).

Every verse (3)

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