Forms of the word

Dictionary
παρακαλέω
Greek transliteration
parakaleō
Simplified transliteration
parakaleo
Principal Parts
(παρεκάλουν), -, παρεκάλεσα, -, παρακέκλημαι, παρεκλήθην

Numbers

Strong's number
3870
GK Number
4151

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
109
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
cv-1d(2b)
Gloss
to ask, beg, plead; to comfort, encourage, exhort, urge; to call, invite
Definition
to call for, invite to come, send for, Acts 28:20; to call upon, exhort, admonish, persuade, Lk. 3:18; Acts 2:40; 11:23; to beg, beseech, entreat, implore, Mt. 8:5, 31; 18:29; Mk. 1:40; to animate, encourage, comfort, console, Mt. 2:18; 5:4; 2 Cor. 1:4, 6; pass. to be cheered, comforted, Lk. 16:25; Acts 20:12; 2 Cor. 7:13

Greek-English Concordance for παρακαλέω

Hebrews 13:22 I appeal to (parakalō | παρακαλῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) you, brothers, bear with my word of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you briefly.
1 Peter 2:11 Dear friends, I urge (parakalō | παρακαλῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) you as foreigners and exiles to abstain from desires of the flesh, which wage war against your soul,
1 Peter 5:1 Therefore I, a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker of the glory that is about to be revealed, exhort (parakalō | παρακαλῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) the elders among you:
1 Peter 5:12 By Silvanus, a faithful brother as I regard him, I have written briefly to you, exhorting (parakalōn | παρακαλῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it.
Jude 1:3 Dear friends, although I was eager to write to you about our common salvation, nevertheless I find it necessary to write and encourage (parakalōn | παρακαλῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) you to carry on the struggle for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.

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