παρακαλέω
parakaleō
“to plead/comfort”
Definition
to call near, i.e. invite, invoke (by imploration, hortation or consolation)
from G3844 (παρά) and G2564 (καλέω);
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logos (G3056)
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Occurrences
παρακαλέω appears 104 times in the New Testament.
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Key Passages
I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction.
who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,
Are you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?
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