παρακαλέω

parakaleō

Greek G3870 Verb 109 occurrences in 105 verses

παρακαλέω to plead/comfort

παρακαλέω, -ῶ,

[in LXX chiefly for נחם ni., pi. ;]

1. to call to one, call for, summon: Act.28:20 (R, mg.; R, txt., entreat); hence (of the gods: Dem., Xen., al.), to invoke, call on, beseech, entreat: τ. πατέρα μου, Mat.26:53; τ. κύριον, 2Co.12:8; in late writers (Polyb., Diod., al.; rarely in LXX; in π., see Deiss., LAE, 176.14), also of men: absol., Phm 9; with accusative, Mat.8:5, Mrk.1:40, Act.16:9, al.; with inf., Mrk.5:17, Luk.8:41, Act.8:31, al.; before ἵνα (see M, Pr., 205, 208), Mt 14"36, Mrk.5:18, Luk.8:31, al.

2. to admonish, exhort: absol., Luk.3:18, Rom.12:8, 2Ti.4:2, al.; with accusative, Act.15:32, 1Th.2:11, Heb.3:13, al.; id. before inf., Act.11:23, Rom.12:1, Php.4:2, 1Th.4:10, al.; before ἵνα (see M, Pr., l.with), 1Co.1:10, 2Co.8:6, 1Th.4:1, al.

3. to cheer, encourage, comfort (Plut., LXX: Jb 43, Isa.35:3, Sir.43:24, al.): with accusative, 2Co.1:6, Eph.6:22, Col.2:2, al.; id. before ἐν, 1Th.4:18; διά, 2Co.1:4; pass., Mat.5:4, Luk.16:25, Act.20:12.

SYN.: παραμυθέω (cf. M, Th., 25). (AS)

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Concordance 105 verses

Matthew 2:18 παρακληθῆναι

“A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
Matthew 5:4 παρακληθήσονται

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Matthew 8:5 παρακαλῶν

When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,
Matthew 8:31 παρεκάλουν

So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
Matthew 8:34 παρεκάλεσαν

Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.
Matthew 14:36 παρεκάλουν

and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
Matthew 18:29 παρεκάλει

So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’
Matthew 18:32 παρεκάλεσάς

Then the master summoned him and declared, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.
Matthew 26:53 παρακαλέσαι

Are you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?
Mark 1:40 παρακαλῶν

Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”
Mark 5:10 παρεκάλει

And he begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of that region.
Mark 5:12 παρεκάλεσαν

So the demons begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs, so that we may enter them.”
Mark 5:17 παρακαλεῖν

And the people began to beg Jesus to leave their region.
Mark 5:18 παρεκάλει

As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed by the demons begged to go with Him.
Mark 5:23 παρακαλεῖ

and pleaded with Him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.”
Mark 6:56 παρεκάλουν

And wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
Mark 7:32 παρακαλοῦσιν

Some people brought to Him a man who was deaf and hardly able to speak, and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him.
Mark 8:22 παρακαλοῦσιν

When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.
Luke 3:18 παρακαλῶν

With these and many other exhortations, John proclaimed the good news to the people.
Luke 7:4 παρεκάλουν

They came to Jesus and pleaded with Him earnestly, “This man is worthy to have You grant this,
Luke 8:31 παρεκάλουν

And the demons kept begging Jesus not to order them to go into the Abyss.
Luke 8:32 παρεκάλεσαν

There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.
Luke 8:41 παρεκάλει

Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,
Luke 15:28 παρεκάλει

The older son became angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.
Luke 16:25 παρακαλεῖται

But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.
Acts 2:40 παρεκάλει

With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”
Acts 8:31 παρεκάλεσέν

“How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
Acts 9:38 παρακαλοῦντες

Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”
Acts 11:23 παρεκάλει

When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.
Acts 13:42 παρεκάλουν

As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people urged them to continue this message on the next Sabbath.
Acts 14:22 παρακαλοῦντες

strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
Acts 15:32 παρεκάλεσαν

Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers.
Acts 16:9 παρακαλῶν

During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
Acts 16:15 παρεκάλεσεν

And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
Acts 16:39 παρεκάλεσαν

They came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city.
Acts 16:40 παρεκάλεσαν

After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house to see the brothers and encourage them. Then they left the city.
Acts 19:31 παρεκάλουν

Even some of Paul’s friends who were officials of the province of Asia sent word to him, begging him not to venture into the theatre.
Acts 20:1 παρακαλέσας

When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples. And after encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.
Acts 20:2 παρακαλέσας

After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece,
Acts 20:12 παρεκλήθησαν

And the people were greatly relieved to take the boy home alive.
Acts 21:12 παρεκαλοῦμεν

When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
Acts 24:4 παρακαλῶ

But in order not to burden you any further, I beg your indulgence to hear us briefly.
Acts 25:2 παρεκάλουν

where the chief priests and Jewish leaders presented their case against Paul. They urged Festus
Acts 27:33 παρεκάλει

Right up to daybreak, Paul kept urging them all to eat: “Today is your fourteenth day in constant suspense, without taking any food.
Acts 27:34 παρακαλῶ

So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”
Acts 28:14 παρεκλήθημεν

There we found some brothers who invited us to spend the week with them. And so we came to Rome.
Acts 28:20 παρεκάλεσα

So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”
Romans 12:1 Παρακαλῶ

Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
Romans 12:8 παρακαλῶν

if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.
Romans 15:30 Παρακαλῶ

Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.