noun · masculine

paraklētos

Greekπαράκλητος (paraklētos)

Strong’sG3875

an advocate, comforter, helper, Paraclete

stem paraklēt-5 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

helper4×advocate1×

What it means

** παρά-κλητος, -ον

(< παρακαλέω), [in Aq., Th.: Jb 16:2*;]

called to one's aid in a judicial cause (Dion. Cass.); hence, most freq. as subst., ὁ π., an advocate, pleader, intercessor (Dem., al.; so in Rabbinic lit., פְּרַקְלִיטָא), "a friend of the accused person, called to speak to his character, or otherwise enlist sympathy in his favour" (Field, Notes, 102). In NT, specif., ὁ π.,

(a) of Christ, I Jo 2:1 (v. ICC, Jo. Epp., 23 ff.);

(b) of the Holy Spirit (AV, comforter; but v. opp. c.), Jo 14:16, 26 15:26 16:7 (cf. also Abbott, Essays, 86, 97; Deiss., LAE, 339 f.; MM, xviii; Westc., Jo., ii, 188 ff.).

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3875 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidpar-ak'-lay-tos

an intercessor, consoler

King Jamesadvocate, comforter.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	paraklētos3×παράκλητος	paraklētois
object accusative	paraklēton2×παράκλητον	paraklētoin
direct address vocative	paraklētor	paraklētoir
of, belonging to genitive	paraklētou	paraklētoiu
to, for dative	paraklēto	paraklētoi

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

paraklētstem+ogender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

paraklēto is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

5 occurrences, every one of them listed

paraklētos“helper”subjectnominative singular3×

John 14:26“helper”tos de paraklētos, tem pneumem tem hagiem hem pempati tos patēros en te onome mu, ekeinos vin didaskati panteim kai hupomimnēskati vin panteim heim legama vi.But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.

John 15:26“helper”Hotan erchateia tos paraklētos hon mis pempami vi para tou patērou, tem pneumem tau alētheiau hem para tou patērou ekporeuetō, ekeinos marturati peri mu;When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father — the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father — He will testify about Me.

John 16:7“helper”alla mis tan alētheian legamō vi, sumferatō vi hina mis aperchameia. ean gar mē aperchameia, tos paraklētos ouk mē erchateia pros vin; ean de poreuimeia, pempami auton pros vin.But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.

paraklēton“helper”objectaccusative singular2×

John 14:16“helper”kamis erōtami ton patēron kai allon paraklēton dōati vi hina ateiō meta vu eis ton aiōnon,And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever —

1 John 2:1“advocate”Teknieim mu, houteim grafamō vi hina mē hamartaveia. kai ean tinos hamartateia, paraklēton echanō pros ton patēron Iēsun Christon dikaion,My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father — Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.