◄ 3931. parégoria ►
Strong's Lexicon parégoria: Comfort, Consolation Original Word: παραγορία Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: parégoria Pronunciation: pah-ray-GOR-ee-ah Phonetic Spelling: (par-ay-gor-ee'-ah) Definition: Comfort, Consolation Meaning: solace, consolation, comfort. HELPS Word-studies 3931 parēgoría (from parēgoreō, "to speak or counsel in a soothing way") – properly, comfort, solace (relief); consolation that alleviates by bringing soothing relief, taking away unnecessary pain and discomfort (LS). 3931 /parēgoría ("soothing help") is "primarily an addressing (address) to bring a soothing, solace like medicines which allay irritation" (Vine, Unger, White, NT, 111). 3931 /parēgoría ("soothing exhortation, consolation) is only used in Col 4:11. [This is also the meaning of 3931 (parēgoría) in secular antiquity. 3931 (parēgoría) is used in medical language for "alleviation" (J. B. Lightfoot, Comm. on Col., 237), i.e. "comfort" in the sense of "to quiet or soothe" (M. Vincent). The English term paregoric, "soothing medication," comes from this Greek word.] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from parégoreó (to address) Definition exhortation, comfort NASB Translation encouragement (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3931: παρηγορία παρηγορία, παρηγοριας, ἡ (παρηγορέω (to address)), properly, an addressing, address; i. e. a. exhortation (4 Macc. 5:11; 6:1; Apoll. Rh. 2, 1281). b. comfort, solace, relief, alleviation, consolation: Colossians 4:11 (where see Lightfoot). (Aeschylus Ag. 95; Philo, q. deus immort. § 14; de somn. i., § 18; Josephus, Antiquities 4, 8, 3; often in Plutarch; Hierocl.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance comfort. From a compound of para and a derivative of agora (meaning to harangue an assembly); an address alongside, i.e. (specially), consolation -- comfort. see GREEK para see GREEK agora Forms and Transliterations μοι παρηγορια παρηγορία παρθένεια παρθένεία παρθένια moi paregoria paregoría parēgoria parēgoría Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Colossians 4:11 N-NFS GRK: ἐγενήθησάν μοι παρηγορία NAS: and they have proved to be an encouragement to me. KJV: which have been a comfort unto me. INT: were to me a comfort Strong's Greek 3931 1 Occurrence παρηγορία — 1 Occ.