Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

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

  • καὶ ἔσῃ παράκλητοσ διὰ τὰ ὁράματα τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν σου, ἃ βλέψῃ. (Septuagint, Liber Deuteronomii 28:34)
  • ὁ δὲ παράκλητοσ, τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον ὃ πέμψει ὁ πατὴρ ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου, ἐκεῖνοσ ὑμᾶσ διδάξει πάντα καὶ ὑπομνήσει ὑμᾶσ πάντα ἃ εἶπον ὑμῖν ἐγώ. (, chapter 6 467:1)
  • Ὅταν ἔλθῃ ὁ παράκλητοσ ὃν ἐγὼ πέμψω ὑμῖν παρὰ τοῦ πατρόσ, τὸ πνεῦμα τῆσ ἀληθείασ ὃ παρὰ τοῦ πατρὸσ ἐκπορεύεται, ἐκεῖνοσ μαρτυρήσει περὶ ἐμοῦ· (, chapter 6 500:1)
  • ἐὰν γὰρ μὴ ἀπέλθω, ὁ παράκλητοσ οὐ μὴ ἔλθῃ πρὸσ ὑμᾶσ· (, chapter 6 509:2)

Synonyms

  1. Called to aid

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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