παρακεκλήμεθα
parakaléō
To call to one’s side for the purpose of addressing, encouraging, exhorting, or consoling; in broader contexts, to urge, entreat, request, exhort, comfort, or encourage. The primary sense involves summoning or addressing someone closely, whether for encouragement, admonition, teaching, appeal, or reassurance. Secondary senses can include appealing for help, offering instruction or warning, and comforting or consoling those in distress.
2 Corinthians 7:13 · Word #3
Lexicon G3870
| Lemma | παρακαλέω |
| Transliteration | parakaléō |
| Strong's | G3870 |
| Definition | To call to one’s side for the purpose of addressing, encouraging, exhorting, or consoling; in broader contexts, to urge, entreat, request, exhort, comfort, or encourage. The primary sense involves summoning or addressing someone closely, whether for encouragement, admonition, teaching, appeal, or reassurance. Secondary senses can include appealing for help, offering instruction or warning, and comforting or consoling those in distress. |
Morphology V PRF PASS IND 1P PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | PRF — Perfect — Completed action with ongoing results |
| Voice | PASS — Passive — The subject receives the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 1P — 1st person — The speaker ("I" / "we") |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | παρακαλέω |
| Strong's | G3870 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3870-18
we have been called near
| Morphological Notes | Verb; perfect tense (completed action with present result), passive voice, indicative mood, first person plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The perfect passive indicative, first person plural, denotes a completed action with continuing result: "we have been called." The rendering preserves the root sense of calling alongside (near) and reflects the passive voice and perfect aspect. |
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