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GreekG3875Noun (Masculine)

παράκλητος

paraklētos

5Occurrences
G3875Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

an intercessor, consoler

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
[in Aq., Th.: * ;] called to one's aid in a judicial cause (Dion. Cass.); hence, most frequently as subst., ὁ π., an advocate, pleader, intercessor (Dem. so in Rabbinic lit., פְּרַקְלִיטָא), "a friend of the accused person, called to speak to his character, or otherwise enlist sympathy in his favour" (Field, Notes, 102). In NT, specif., ὁ π., (a) of Christ, (see ICC, Jo. Epp., 23 ff.); (b) of the Holy Spirit (AV, comforter; but see opp. with)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

παράκλητος appears 5 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

John
4
1 John
1

Key Passages

1 John 2:1BSB

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.

John 14:16BSB

And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—

John 14:26BSB

But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.

John 15:26BSB

When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.

John 16:7BSB

But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.