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parakaleō G3870

παρακαλέω (parakaleō) means “to plead/comfort” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

παρακαλέω Greek · G3870 109 tagged occurrences in 105 verses

Pronunciation guide: par-ak-al-eh'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G3870

παρακαλέω · parakaleō · to plead/comfort

παρακαλέω, -ῶ, [in LXX chiefly for נחם ni., pi. ;] 1. to call to one, call for, summon: Act.28:20 (R, mg.; R, txt., entreat); hence (of the gods: Dem., Xen., al.), to invoke, call on, beseech, entreat: τ. πατέρα μου, Mat.26:53; τ. κύριον, 2Co.12:8; in late writers (Polyb., Diod., al.; rarely in LXX; in π., see Deiss., LAE, 176.14), also of men: absol., Phm 9; with accusative, Mat.8:5, Mrk.1:40, Act.16:9, al.; with inf., Mrk.5:17, Luk.8:41, Act.8:31, al.; before ἵνα (see M, Pr., 205, 208), Mt 14"36, Mrk.5:18, Luk.8:31, al. 2. to admonish, exhort: absol., Luk.3:18, Rom.12:8, 2Ti.4:2, al.; with accusative, Act.15:32, 1Th.2:11, Heb.3:13, al.; id. before inf., Act.11:23, Rom.12:1, Php.4:2, 1Th.4:10, al.; before ἵνα (see M, Pr., l.with), 1Co.1:10, 2Co.8:6, 1Th.4:1, al. 3. to cheer, encourage, comfort (Plut., LXX: Jb 43, Isa.35:3, Sir.43:24, al.): with accusative, 2Co.1:6, Eph.6:22, Col.2:2, al.; id. before ἐν, 1Th.4:18; διά, 2Co.1:4; pass., Mat.5:4, Luk.16:25, Act.20:12. SYN.: παραμυθέω (cf. M, Th., 25). (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(a) I send for, summon, invite, (b) I beseech, entreat, beg, (c) I exhort, admonish, (d) I comfort, encourage, console.

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How translators render G3870

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
i urge 9
encourage 6
begged 5
i appeal 3
urge 3
we urge 3
and pleaded with 2
begging 2
comforts 2
encouraged 2
encouraging you 2
he begged 2
he may encourage 2
i urged 2
pleaded with 2
the demons begged 2
to urge 2
urged 2
after encouraging them 1
and begged 1
and encourage 1
and encourage them 1
and encouraging them 1
and pleaded 1
and urge 1
appeal to him 1
call on 1
comfort 1
comfort him 1
comforted 1
encourage one another 1
encourage others 1
encouraging 1
exhort 1
exhortations 1
have received 1
he had received 1
he invited 1
he is comforted 1
he urged 1
i appeal to 1
i beg 1
i especially urge 1
i have called 1
i pleaded with 1
i prefer to appeal 1
i strongly urged 1
i urge that 1
i urge you 1
kept urging 1
let us encourage one another 1
pleading with 1
relieved 1
she urged us 1
speaking many words of encouragement 1
the demons kept begging 1
the people urged 1
they begged 1
they begged him 1
they may be encouraged 1
to appease 1
to be comforted 1
to beg 1
to encourage 1
we answer gently 1
we are comforted 1
we are encouraged 1
we have been reassured 1
were making his appeal 1
who invited us 1
will be comforted 1
you begged 1
you encourage 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
besought 10
i beseech 9
exhort 8
comfort 6
beseech 5
they besought 4
and besought 3
beseeching 2
comforted 2
desired 2
desiring 2
exhorted 2
exhorting 2
i 2
i besought 2
i exhort 2
i pray 2
prayed 2
that 2
to exhort 2
and exhort 1
and intreated 1
and were desired 1
are comforted 1
be comforted 1
be of good comfort 1
comforteth 1
did beseech 1
exhorting them 1
had given 1
have i called 1
he besought 1
he desired 1
he might comfort 1
he that exhorteth 1
he was comforted 1
in his exhortation 1
intreat 1
is comforted 1
may be comforted 1
might be comforted 1
pray 1
shall be comforted 1
she besought 1
that comforteth 1
they beseech 1
they comforted 1
thou desiredst 1
to comfort 1
to pray 1
we 1
we be comforted 1
we beseech 1
we exhort 1
we exhorted 1
we intreat 1
we were comforted 1
were 1

Verses containing G3870

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  1. Romans 16:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them.

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  2. 1 Corinthians 1:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  3. 1 Corinthians 4:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    when we are slandered, we answer gently. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world.

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  4. 1 Corinthians 4:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore I urge you to imitate me.

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  5. 1 Corinthians 14:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For you can all prophesy in turn so that everyone may be instructed and encouraged.

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  6. 1 Corinthians 16:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers. He was not at all inclined to go now, but he will go when he has the opportunity.

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  7. 1 Corinthians 16:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You know that Stephanas and his household were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints. Now I urge you, brothers,

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  8. 2 Corinthians 1:4 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    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.

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  9. 2 Corinthians 1:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which accomplishes in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we experience.

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  10. 2 Corinthians 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

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  11. 2 Corinthians 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.

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  12. 2 Corinthians 5:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.

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  13. 2 Corinthians 6:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.

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  14. 2 Corinthians 7:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,

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  15. 2 Corinthians 7:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort he had received from you. He told us about your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced all the more.

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  16. 2 Corinthians 7:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On account of this, we are encouraged. In addition to our own encouragement, we were even more delighted by the joy of Titus. For his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.

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  17. 2 Corinthians 8:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So we urged Titus to help complete your act of grace, just as he had started it.

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  18. 2 Corinthians 9:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the generous gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.

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  19. 2 Corinthians 10:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.

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  20. 2 Corinthians 12:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.

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  21. 2 Corinthians 12:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?

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  22. 2 Corinthians 13:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Finally, brothers, rejoice! Aim for perfect harmony, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.

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  23. Ephesians 4:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:

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  24. Ephesians 6:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.

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  25. Philippians 4:2 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    I urge Euodia and Syntyche to agree with each other in the Lord.

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  26. Colossians 2:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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,

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  27. Colossians 4:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.

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  28. 1 Thessalonians 2:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children—

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    Source alternate reference: 2.11

  29. 1 Thessalonians 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,

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  30. 1 Thessalonians 3:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For this reason, brothers, in all our distress and persecution, we have been reassured about you, because of your faith.

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  31. 1 Thessalonians 4:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.

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  32. 1 Thessalonians 4:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And you are indeed showing this love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to excel more and more

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  33. 1 Thessalonians 4:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore encourage one another with these words.

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  34. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.

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  35. 1 Thessalonians 5:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.

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  36. 2 Thessalonians 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good word and deed.

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  37. 2 Thessalonians 3:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.

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  38. 1 Timothy 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines

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  39. 1 Timothy 2:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone—

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  40. 1 Timothy 5:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,

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  41. 1 Timothy 6:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Those who have believing masters should not show disrespect because they are brothers, but should serve them all the more, since those receiving their good service are beloved believers. Teach and encourage these principles.

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  42. 2 Timothy 4:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.

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  43. Titus 1:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it.

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  44. Titus 2:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.

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  45. Titus 2:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Speak these things as you encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.

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  46. Philemon 1:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.

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  47. Philemon 1:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains.

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  48. Hebrews 3:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.

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  49. Hebrews 10:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

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  50. Hebrews 13:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And I especially urge you to pray that I may be restored to you soon.

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