3870 - parakaleó

Strong's Concordance

Original word: παρακαλέω
Transliteration: parakaleó
Definition (short): urge
Definition (full): to call to or for, to exhort, to encourage

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: from para and kaleó
Definition: to call to or for, to exhort, to encourage
NASB Translation: appeal (4), appealed (1), appealing (2), beg (1), begging (2), beseeching (1), comfort (5), comforted (11), comforts (2), conciliate (1), encourage (6), encouraged (4), encouraging (3), entreat (1), exhort (8), exhortation* (1), exhortations (1), exhorted (2), exhorting (3), exhorts (1), given (1), implore (4), implored (9), imploring (5), invited (2), making an appeal (1), plead (1), pleaded (1), pleading (1), preach (1), requested (1), urge (17), urged (5), urging (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

From para and kaleo; 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.

see GREEK para

see GREEK kaleo

References

Strong's 3870: 110 Occurrences
KJV: In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
NASB: "A VOICE WAS HEARD IN RAMAH, WEEPING AND GREAT MOURNING, RACHEL WEEPING FOR HER CHILDREN; AND SHE REFUSED TO BE COMFORTED, BECAUSE THEY WERE NO MORE."
KJV: Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
NASB: "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
KJV: And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
NASB: And when Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, imploring Him,
KJV: So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
NASB: The demons began to entreat Him, saying, "If You are going to cast us out, send us into the herd of swine."
KJV: And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.
NASB: And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, they implored Him to leave their region.