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);
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Acts — 22×
1 Corinthians — 6×
2 Corinthians — 18×
Philippians — 1×
1 Thessalonians — 8×
2 Thessalonians — 2×
2 Timothy — 1×
Titus — 3×
Philemon — 2×
1 Peter — 3×
Jude — 1×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.