King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3888
Transliteration: paramytheomai
Phonetic Spelling: (par-am-oo-theh'-om-ahee)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to encourge, comfort
Meaning: to encourge, comfort
παραμυθέομαι, παραμυθοῦμαι; 1 aorist παρεμυθησαμην; from Homer down; to speak to, address one, whether by way of admonition and incentive, or to calm and console; hence, equivalent to to encourage, console: τινα, John 11:31; 1 Thessalonians 2:12 (); ; τινα περί τίνος, John 11:19.
Word Summary
paramytheomai: to encourge, comfort
Original Word: παραμυθέομαιTransliteration: paramytheomai
Phonetic Spelling: (par-am-oo-theh'-om-ahee)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to encourge, comfort
Meaning: to encourge, comfort
Strong's Concordance
comfort. From para and the middle voice of a derivative of muthos; to relate near, i.e. (by implication) encourage, console -- comfort.
see GREEK para
see GREEK muthos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3888: παραμυθέομαιπαραμυθέομαι, παραμυθοῦμαι; 1 aorist παρεμυθησαμην; from Homer down; to speak to, address one, whether by way of admonition and incentive, or to calm and console; hence, equivalent to to encourage, console: τινα, John 11:31; 1 Thessalonians 2:12 (