παρακαλῶν
parakaléō
beseeching
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.
Acts 16:9 · Word #14
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 PRS ACT PTCP NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | beseeching |
| Literal | exhorting |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | παρακαλέω |
| Strong's | G3870 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3870-11
calling near
| Morphological Notes | Verb, present active participle, nominative masculine singular (Gr,V,PPA,NMS); denotes ongoing action by a masculine singular subject functioning adjectivally or substantivally. |
| Rendering Rationale | The present active participle nominative masculine singular denotes an ongoing action performed by a male subject: "calling near." This rendering preserves the root sense of summoning someone to one’s side while reflecting the active, continuous force of the present participle. |
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