παρεκαλοῦμεν
parakaléō
we urged
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 21:12 · Word #5
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 IMPF ACT IND 1P PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | IMPF — Imperfect — Continuous or repeated past action |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 1P — 1st person — The speaker ("I" / "we") |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | we urged |
| Literal | we-besought |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | παρακαλέω |
| Strong's | G3870 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3870-27
we were exhorting
| Morphological Notes | Verb; imperfect tense (past ongoing), active voice, indicative mood, first person plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The imperfect active indicative, first person plural, denotes ongoing past action: "we were exhorting." "Exhorting" preserves the root sense of calling someone alongside to address, urge, or encourage. |
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