to plead/comfort

Greek Verb

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)

to plead/comfort

Greek Verb

παρακᾰλέω, Attic dialect future -καλῶ, later -καλέσω[LXX]:—call to one, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) call in, send for, summon, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; invoke the gods, τοὺς θεούς [Refs 4th c.BC+]; περὶ τούτου τὸν θεόν (as medical adviser) [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τὸν Ἐνυάλιον [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, παρακαλούμενος καὶ ἄκλητος, 'vocatus atque non vocatus', [Refs 5th c.BC+]; παρακαλουμένη ἀμύνειν being called upon to ward off, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) summon one's friends to attend one in a trial, π. τοὺς φίλους [Refs 4th c.BC+]; π. τινάς call them as witnesses, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, uncertain in [Refs 4th c.BC+] —passive, παρακεκλημένοι summoned to attend at a trial, [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.2.b) summon a defendant into court, in passive, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II.3) invite, ἐπὶ δαῖτα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς (variant{ἐπὶ}) θήραν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ τὸ βῆμα π. invite him to mount the tribune, [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.4) appeal to, τινὰ περὶ γῆς [Refs 2nd c.AD+] III) exhort, encourage, τάξις τάξιν παρεκάλει [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.2) comfort, console, τοὺς πενθοῦντας [LXX]:—passive, [NT] III.3) excite, τινὰ ἐς φόβον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; incite, π. καὶ παροξύνειν ἐπί. [Refs 4th c.BC+] G; of things, foment, φλόγα [Refs 5th c.BC+] IV) demand, require, ὁ θάλαμος σκεύη π. [Refs] —passive, τὰ παρακαλούμενα proposals, demands, Philipp. cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+] V) beseech, entreat, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; π. τινὰ ἵνα.[NT+2nd c.AD+]; ὅπως. [NT+2nd c.AD+] VI) passive, relent, πρός, ἐπί τινι, towards a person, [LXX] VI.2) repent, regret, παρακέκλημαι ὅτι.[LXX]

Greek

Verb

to call near, i.e. invite, invoke (by imploration, hortation or consolation); beseech, call for, (be of good) comfort, desire, (give) exhort(-ation), intreat, pray; from g3844 (παρά) and g2564 (καλέω)