Parakletos

par-ak'-lay-tos
Parts of Speech Noun Masculine

Parakletos Definition

  1. summoned, called to one's side, esp. called to one's aid
    1. one who pleads another's cause before a judge, a pleader, counsel for defense, legal assistant, an advocate
    2. one who pleads another's cause with one, an intercessor
      1. of Christ in his exaltation at God's right hand, pleading with God the Father for the pardon of our sins
    3. in the widest sense, a helper, succourer, aider, assistant
      1. of the Holy Spirit destined to take the place of Christ with the apostles (after his ascension to the Father), to lead them to a deeper knowledge of the gospel truth, and give them divine strength needed to enable them to undergo trials and persecutions on behalf of the divine kingdom
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
paravklhtoß
Origin
a root word
Strong's Number
3875
TDNT Entry
5:800,782

KJV Word Usage

comforter
4
advocate
1
Total
5

KJV Verse Count

4
1
Total
5
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Parakletos". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .