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paraklētos G3875

παράκλητος (paraklētos) means “counsellor” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

παράκλητος Greek · G3875 5 tagged occurrences in 5 verses

Pronunciation guide: par-ak'-lay-tos Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G3875

παράκλητος · paraklētos · counsellor

παρά-κλητος, -ον (παρακαλεω), [in Aq., Th.: Job.16:2 * ;] called to one's aid in a judicial cause (Dion. Cass.); hence, most frequently as subst., ὁ π., an advocate, pleader, intercessor (Dem., al.; 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, 1Jn.2:1 (see ICC, Jo. Epp., 23 ff.); (b) of the Holy Spirit (AV, comforter; but see opp. with), Jhn.14:16, 26 15:26 16:7 (cf. also Abbott, Essays, 86, 97; Deiss., LAE, 339 f.; MM, xviii; Westc., Jo., ii, 188) (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(a) an advocate, intercessor, (b) a consoler, comforter, helper, (c) Paraclete.

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How translators render G3875

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
advocate 4
an advocate 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
the comforter 3
an advocate 1
comforter 1

Verses containing G3875

Page 1 of 1. 5 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. John 14:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  2. John 14:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  3. John 15:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  4. John 16:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  5. 1 John 2:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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