- Transliteration: Parakaleo

- Phonetic: par-ak-al-eh'-o

- Definition:

1. to call to one's side, call for, summon

2. to address, speak to, (call to, call upon), which may be done in the way of exhortation, entreaty, comfort, instruction, etc.

a. to admonish, exhort

b. to beg, entreat, beseech

1. to strive to appease by entreaty

c. to console, to encourage and strengthen by consolation, to comfort

1. to receive consolation, be comforted

d. to encourage, strengthen

e. exhorting and comforting and encouraging

f. to instruct, teach

- Origin: from G3844" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3844 and G2564" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2564

- TDNT entry: 17:53,8

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From G3844" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3844 and G2564" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2564; to call near that is invite invoke (by imploration hortation or consolation): - beseech call for (be of good) comfort desire (give) exhort (-ation) intreat pray.