παραμυθέομαι
paramytheomai · console, comfort
Greek word · Strong’s number G3888 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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paramytheomai (παραμυθέομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “console, comfort”.
Someone who is grieving.
How to say it
pa·ra·my·the·o·mai
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Cheer one who suffers.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- comforting ×1
- console ×1
- encourage ×1
- were consoling ×1
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- John 11:19
And many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother.
- John 11:31
So the Jews who were with her in the house and were consoling her, when they saw that Mary got up quickly and went out, followed her, thinking that she was going to the tomb to weep there.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:12
we were exhorting you and comforting and testifying, so that you would walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14
And we exhort you, brothers: admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with all.