G3870
παρακαλέω
parakaléō
to call near, i.e. invite, invoke (by imploration, hortation or consolation)
Lexicon
Derivation: from G3844 (παρά) and G2564 (καλέω);
to call near, i.e. invite, invoke (by imploration, hortation or consolation)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: beseech, call for, (be of good) comfort, desire, (give) exhort(-ation), intreat, pray
Usage
109 occurrences · 0 OT · 109 NT · 44 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- i beseech12 · 15%
- besought10 · 13%
- exhort8 · 10%
- comfort5 · 6%
- they besought5 · 6%
- beseech4 · 5%
- and besought3 · 4%
- to comfort2 · 3%
- desiring2 · 3%
- comforted2 · 3%
- i pray2 · 3%
- beseeching2 · 3%
- exhorted2 · 3%
- we2 · 3%
- desired2 · 3%
- i exhort2 · 3%
- i besought2 · 3%
- to exhort2 · 3%
- we were comforted2 · 3%
- exhorting2 · 3%
- he besought1 · 1%
- pray1 · 1%
- thou desiredst1 · 1%
- shall be comforted1 · 1%
- be comforted1 · 1%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
παρακαλῶ10Παρακαλῶ9παρακαλῶν9παρεκάλουν8παρεκάλει8παρεκάλεσαν6παρακαλέσαι5παρεκάλεσα4παρακαλοῦμεν3παρακαλεῖτε3παρακάλει3παρακαλεῖν3
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.