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παράκλητος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: παράκλητος

Structure: παρακλητ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. Called to aid, helping
  2. (substantive) legal assistant, advocate
  3. (substantive) One of who speaks on behalf: mediator, intercessor
  4. (substantive) comforter, helper

Examples

  • δεήσομαι δὲ πάντων ὑμῶν, ἃ καὶ τοῖσ μὴ δεηθεῖσι δίκαιόν ἐστιν ὑπάρχειν, μηδεμίαν μήτε χάριν μήτ’ ἄνδρα ποιεῖσθαι περὶ πλείονοσ ἢ τὸ δίκαιον καὶ τὸν ὁρ́κον ὃν εἰσελήλυθεν ὑμῶν ἕκαστοσ ὀμωμοκώσ, ἐνθυμουμένουσ ὅτι ταῦτα μέν ἐσθ’ ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν καὶ ὅλησ τῆσ πόλεωσ, αἱ δὲ τῶν παρακλήτων αὗται δεήσεισ καὶ σπουδαὶ τῶν ἰδίων πλεονεξιῶν εἵνεκα γίγνονται, ἃσ ἵνα κωλύηθ’ οἱ νόμοι συνήγαγον ὑμᾶσ, οὐχ ἵνα κυρίασ τοῖσ ἀδικοῦσι ποιῆτε. (Demosthenes, Speeches 11-20, 3:2)

Synonyms

  1. Called to aid

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