verb
paramuthomō
Strong’sG3888
I encourage, comfort, console
stem paramuth-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
** παρα-μυθέομαι, -οῦμαι,
[in LXX: II Mac 15:9 (Sm.8)*;]
SYN.: παρακαλέω.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3888 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
encourage, exhort one to do a thing, with dative person et infinitive, τοῖς ἄλλοισιν ἐγὼ παραμυθησαίμην οἴκαδ᾽ ἀποπλείειν Refs 8th c.BC+infinitive, πῶς οὖν αὐτοὺς παραμυθησόμεθα προθύμους εἶνα; Refs 5th c.BC+; παραμυθοῦ μ᾽ (i.e. ποιεῖν) ὅ τι καὶ πείσεις Refs 4th c.BC+; θαρσεῖν (i.e. σε) οὐδὲν παραμυθοῦμαι Refs 5th c.BC+
2 speak soothingly to, with accusative, παρεμυθεῖτο attempted to reassure them, Refs 5th c.BC+; encourage a dog, Refs 5th c.BC+; console, comfort, τινα Refs 5th c.BC+; ταῖς ἐλπίσιν τἀλγεινὰ π. Refs 4th c.BC+: with neuter adjective, πόλλ᾽ ἂν εἶχέ τις αὑτὸν παραμυθήσασθαι Refs 4th c.BC+; π. τὰς πόλεις ὡς.. console.. by saying that.., Refs 5th c.BC+
3 relieve, assuage, abate, π. ὁ οἶνος τὴν τοῦ γήρως δυσθυμίαν Refs 4th c.BC+; Ἐπίκουρος τἀποθνῄσκειν π. Refs 2nd c.BC+; π. τὸν φθόνον, τὸ πένθος, τὴν ξυμφοράν, Refs 1st c.AD+; [θρίδακες] κόρυζαν π. Refs; πῦρ ἀνάψαντες τὸ πικρὸν τοῦ κρυμοῦ π. Refs 4th c.AD+
4 soflen down, palliate, τὸ τῆς μοναρχίας ὄνομα Refs 1st c.AD+; explain away, τὸ μυθῶδες Refs 1st c.AD+; excuse, τὴν ἀπὸ μικρῶν ἐπίκλησιν Refs 1st c.BC+
5 support, justify a thesis, Refs 2nd c.AD+; explain, Refs 6th c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| paramutheleiaπαραμυθήσωνται | happened · theyaorist middle subjunctive 3rd person plural | console | 1× |
| paramuthovōrπαραμυθεῖσθε | happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural | encourage | 1× |
| paramuthorōntoisπαραμυθούμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | consoling | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paramuthomō | paramuthome | paramuthomē | paramuthomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | paramuthosō | paramuthose | paramuthosē | paramuthoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paramuthotō | paramuthote | paramuthotē | paramuthotelē |
| we 1st person plural | paramuthonō | paramuthone | paramuthonē | paramuthonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paramuthovō | paramuthove | paramuthovē | paramuthovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | paramutholō | paramuthole | paramutholē | paramutholelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paramuthemi | paramuthema |
| you 2nd person singular | paramuthesi | paramuthesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paramutheti | paramutheta |
| we 1st person plural | paramutheni | paramuthena |
| ye 2nd person plural | paramuthevi | paramutheva |
| they 3rd person plural | paramutheli | paramuthela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paramuthomeiō | paramuthomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | paramuthoseiō | paramuthoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paramuthoteiō | paramuthoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | paramuthoneiō | paramuthoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paramuthoveiō | paramuthoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | paramutholeiō | paramutholeiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paramuthemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | paramutheseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paramutheteia |
| we 1st person plural | paramutheneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | paramutheveia |
| they 3rd person plural | paramutheleia1×παραμυθήσωνται |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | paramuthosōr | paramuthosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paramuthotōr | paramuthotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | paramuthovōr1×παραμυθεῖσθε | paramuthovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | paramutholōr | paramutholēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | paramuthesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paramuthetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | paramuthevar |
| they 3rd person plural | paramuthelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paramuthomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | paramuthosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paramuthotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | paramuthonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | paramuthovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | paramutholoiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paramuthemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | paramuthesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paramuthetoia |
| we 1st person plural | paramuthenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | paramuthevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | paramutheloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | paramuthorō | paramuthorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | paramutheri | paramuthera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | paramuthorōntos2× | paramuthorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | paramutherintos | paramutherantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
paramuth 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
paramutheleia“console”happened · theyaorist middle subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
John 11:19… pros tan Marthan kai Mariam hina paramutheleia autain peri tou adelfou.… come to Martha and Mary to console them in the loss of their …
paramuthovōr“encourage”happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural1×
1 Thessalonians 5:14… de vin, adelfoir, nouthetavōr toin ataktoin, paramuthovōr toin oligopsuchoin, antechovōr toiu asthenoiu, makrothumavōr …… you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and …
paramuthorōntois“consoling”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine2×
John 11:31… meta autau en ta oikia kai paramuthorōntois autan, horarantois tan Mariam hoti tacheōs …… Jews who were in the house consoling Mary saw how quickly she got …
1 Thessalonians 2:12parakalarōntois vin kai paramuthorōntois kai marturoorōntois, eis tem peripatarō vin …encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you …