Greek word study

παρακαλέωparakaléō I summon, entreat, admonish, comfort

(a) I send for, summon, invite, (b) I beseech, entreat, beg, (c) I exhort, admonish, (d) I comfort, encourage, console.

Translated in the King James as: beseech, call for, (be of good) comfort, desire, (give) exhort(-ation), intreat, pray

Appears 108 times in Scripture

Origin: from G3844 (παρά) and G2564 (καλέω);

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Where it appears

Matthew 9×
Matt 2:18Matt 5:4Matt 8:5Matt 8:31Matt 8:34Matt 14:36Matt 18:29Matt 18:32Matt 26:53
Mark 9×
Mark 1:40Mark 5:10Mark 5:12Mark 5:17Mark 5:18Mark 5:23Mark 6:56Mark 7:32Mark 8:22
Luke 7×
Luke 3:18Luke 7:4Luke 8:31Luke 8:32Luke 8:41Luke 15:28Luke 16:25
Acts 22×
Acts 2:40Acts 8:31Acts 9:38Acts 11:23Acts 13:42Acts 14:22Acts 15:32Acts 16:9Acts 16:15Acts 16:39Acts 16:40Acts 19:31Acts 20:1Acts 20:2Acts 20:12Acts 21:12Acts 24:4Acts 25:2Acts 27:33Acts 27:34Acts 28:14Acts 28:20
Romans 4×
Rom 12:1Rom 12:8Rom 15:30Rom 16:17
1 Corinthians 6×
1 Cor 1:101 Cor 4:131 Cor 4:161 Cor 14:311 Cor 16:121 Cor 16:15
2 Corinthians 18×
2 Cor 1:42 Cor 1:62 Cor 2:72 Cor 2:82 Cor 5:202 Cor 6:12 Cor 7:62 Cor 7:72 Cor 7:132 Cor 8:62 Cor 9:52 Cor 10:12 Cor 12:82 Cor 12:182 Cor 13:11+ 3 more in 2 Corinthians
Ephesians 2×
Eph 4:1Eph 6:22
Philippians 1×
Phil 4:2
Colossians 2×
Col 2:2Col 4:8
1 Thessalonians 8×
1 Thess 2:121 Thess 3:21 Thess 3:71 Thess 4:11 Thess 4:101 Thess 4:181 Thess 5:111 Thess 5:14
2 Thessalonians 2×
2 Thess 2:172 Thess 3:12
1 Timothy 4×
1 Tim 1:31 Tim 2:11 Tim 5:11 Tim 6:2
2 Timothy 1×
2 Tim 4:2
Titus 3×
Titus 1:9Titus 2:6Titus 2:15
Philemon 2×
Philemon 1:9Philemon 1:10
Hebrews 4×
Heb 3:13Heb 10:25Heb 13:19Heb 13:22
1 Peter 3×
1 Pet 2:111 Pet 5:11 Pet 5:12
Jude 1×
Jude 1:3

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