Greek · G3888 · unreviewed

παραμυθέομαι

To encourage

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παραμυθέομαι G3888

Pronunciation paramythéomai

What does παραμυθέομαι (paramythéomai) mean in the Bible?

παραμυθέομαι (paramythéomai) is a Greek word meaning "to encourage". παρα-μυθέομαι, -οῦμαι [in LXX: 2Ma.

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Meaning

to encourage

Extended definition

1to encourage, exhort.

2to comfort, console: with accusative of person(s), Jhn.11:31, 1Th.2:11 5:14; id. before περί, Jhn.11:19.

Synonymsπαρακαλέω

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

imperative 1 subjunctive 1 participle 1

Tense

present 2 aorist 1

Voice

middle 3

Mood

imperative 1 subjunctive 1 participle 1

NT Occurrences

John 11:19 παραμυθήσωνται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive John 11:31 παραμυθούμενοι present middle participle participle 1 Thessalonians 5:14 παραμυθεῖσθε present middle imperative imperative

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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