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Koine Greek wordlink #123504

SR GNT 2 Cor 8:17 παράκλησιν (paraklaʸsin) ‘because our indeed appeal he received more_earnest but’ Strongs=38740 Lemma=paraklēsis
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=feminine number=singular
Year=60 AD

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Other uses (6) of identical word form παράκλησιν (N-AFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘παράκλησιν’ (N-AFS) has 4 different glosses: ‘the comfort’, ‘appeal’, ‘comfort’, ‘exhortation’.

Luke 2:25 ‘and devout waiting_for the comfort of Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl) and the spirit’ SR GNT Luke 2:25 word 21

OET-LV: 25 And see, a_man was in Hierousalaʸm, whose name was Sumeōn/(Shimˊōn), and the this_ man _was righteous and devout, waiting _for the_comfort of_ the _Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl), and the_ holy _spirit was on him. (LUK_2:25)

OET-RV: 25 Now listen, there was a man named Simeon in Yerushalem and he was godly and committed, waiting for God to rescue Yisrael. He was full of the holy spirit (LUK 2:25)

Luke 6:24 ‘because you_all are receiving_fully the comfort of you_all’ SR GNT Luke 6:24 word 9

OET-LV: 24 However woe to _you _all the rich, because you _all _are _receiving _fully the comfort of _you _all. (LUK_6:24)

OET-RV: 24 However it’s tragic for all you rich people, because you’ve already enjoyed all those comforts. (LUK 6:24)

1 Cor 14:3 ‘is speaking building and exhortation and consolation’ SR GNT 1 Cor 14:3 word 8

OET-LV: 3 But the one prophesying, to _people is _speaking building, and exhortation, and consolation. (CO1_14:3)

OET-RV: 3 However, anyone who’s prophesying, speaks to the people for their instruction and encouragement and comfort. (CO1 14:3)

2 Th 2:16 ‘us and having given comfort eternal and hope’ SR GNT 2 Th 2:16 word 22

OET-LV: 16 And himself the master of _us, chosen _one /messiah, Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) and the god the father of _us, the one having _loved us and having _given comfort eternal, and hope good by grace, (TH2_2:16)

OET-RV: 16 May our master Messiah Yeshua and God our father who loved us and gives us eternal comfort, and by his grace gives good hope, (TH2 2:16)

Phm 1:7 ‘great I had and exhortation by the love’ SR GNT Phm 1:7 word 8

OET-LV: 7 For/Because joy great I _had and exhortation, by the love of _you, because the hearts of _the holy ones has _been _refreshed by you, brother. (PHM_1:7)

OET-RV: 7 because I was very happy and encouraged by your love, because the hearts of the believers have been refreshed by you, brother. (PHM 1:7)

Heb 6:18 ‘to lie for god strong exhortation we may_be having having taken_refuge to take_hold_of’ SR GNT Heb 6:18 word 13

OET-LV: 18 in _order _that by two matters unchangeable, in which impossible it _is to _lie the for_god, strong exhortation we _may _be _having, which having _taken _refuge to _take _hold _of of _the lying _before hope, (HEB_6:18)

OET-RV: 18 so that by two things that God can’t even change (his promise and his oath), we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. (HEB 6:18)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘paraklēsis’ have 8 different glosses: ‘the comfort’, ‘of exhortation’, ‘to exhortation’, ‘with exhortation’, ‘appeal’, ‘comfort’, ‘comfort it_is’, ‘exhortation’.

Greek words (2) other than παράκλησιν (N-AFS) with a gloss related to ‘appeal’

MAT 26:53 παρακαλέσαι (parakalesai) V-NAA···· Lemma=parakaleō ‘not I am being_able now to appeal the father of me’ SR GNT Mat 26:53 word 10

OET-LV: 53 Or are _you _supposing that I _am_ not _being _able now to _appeal the father of _me, and he _will _be _standing_ more twelve of _legions of _messengers _before before _me? (MAT_26:53)

OET-RV: 53 Don’t you realise that I could just ask my father and he would place over a dozen divisions of heavenly soldiers here in front of me, (MAT 26:53)

ACTs 28:19 ἐπικαλέσασθαι (epikalesasthai) V-NAM···· Lemma=epikaleō ‘of the Youdaiōns I was compelled to appeal to Kaisar not as’ SR GNT Acts 28:19 word 6

OET-LV: 19 But speaking _against of _the Youdaiōns, I _was _compelled to _appeal to _Kaisar, not as having anything to _be _accusing against _the nation of _me. (ACT_28:19)

OET-RV: 19 But in defending myself against the Jews there, I felt compelled to appeal to Caesar, although I myself had no complaint against the Jews. (ACT 28:19)

Key: N=noun V=verb AFS=accusative,feminine,singular