Lexical Definition

‎παρακαλέω‎ parakaléō (par-ak-al-eh'-o) to plead/comfort ^G:V
from ‎παρά‎ and ‎καλέω‎

beseech, call for, (be of good) comfort, desire, (give) exhort(-ation), intreat, pray.

• to call near, i.e. invite, invoke (by imploration, hortation or consolation)

Abbott-Smith

παρα-καλέω, -ῶ, [in LXX chiefly for נחם ni., pi.;]

1. to call to one, call for, summon: Ac 28:20 (R, mg.; R, txt., entreat); hence (of the gods: Dem., Xen., al.), to invoke, call on, beseech, entreat: τ. πατέρα μου, Mt 26:53; τ. κύριον, II Co 12:8; in late writers (Polyb., Diod., al.; rarely in LXX; in π., v. Deiss., LAE, 17614), also of men: absol., Phm 9; c. acc., Mt 8:5, Mk 1:40, Ac 16:9, al.; c. inf., Mk 5:17, Lk 8:41, Ac 8:31, al.; seq. ἵνα (v. M, Pr., 205, 208), Mt 14:36, Mk 5:18, Lk 8:31, al.
2. to admonish, exhort: absol., Lk 3:18, Ro 12:8, II Ti 4:2, al.; c. acc., Ac 15:32, I Th 2:11, He 3:13, al.; id. seq. inf., Ac 11:23, Ro 12:1, Phl 4:2, I Th 4:10, al.; seq. ἵνα (v. M, Pr., 205, 208), I Co 1:10, II Co 8:6, I Th 4:1, al.
3. to cheer, encourage, comfort (Plut., LXX: Jb 4:3, Is 35:3, Si 43:24, al.): c. acc., II Co 1:6, Eph 6:22, Col 2:2, al.; id. seq. ἐν, I Th 4:18; διά, II Co 1:4; pass., Mt 5:4, Lk 16:25, Ac 20:12.
SYN.: παραμυθέω (cf. M, Th., 25).

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

παρακαλέω,

Attic dialect future -καλῶ, later -καλέσω[LXX]:—call to one, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__II call in, send for, summon, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; invoke the gods, τοὺς θεούς [Refs 4th c.BC+]; περὶ τούτου τὸν θεόν (as medical adviser) [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τὸν Ἐνυάλιον [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, παρακαλούμενος καὶ ἄκλητος, 'vocatus atque non vocatus', [Refs 5th c.BC+]; παρακαλουμένη ἀμύνειν being called upon to ward off, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 summon one's friends to attend one in a trial, π. τοὺς φίλους [Refs 4th c.BC+]; π. τινάς call them as witnesses, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, uncertain in [Refs 4th c.BC+] —passive, παρακεκλημένοι summoned to attend at a trial, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.2.b summon a defendant into court, in passive, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.3 invite, ἐπὶ δαῖτα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς (variant{ἐπὶ}) θήραν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ τὸ βῆμα π. invite him to mount the tribune, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.4 appeal to, τινὰ περὶ γῆς [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__III exhort, encourage, τάξις τάξιν παρεκάλει [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.2 comfort, console, τοὺς πενθοῦντας [LXX]:—passive, [NT]
__III.3 excite, τινὰ ἐς φόβον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; incite, π. καὶ παροξύνειν ἐπί.. [Refs 4th c.BC+] G.; of things, foment, φλόγα [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV demand, require, ὁ θάλαμος σκεύη π. [Refs] —passive, τὰ παρακαλούμενα proposals, demands, Philipp. cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__V beseech, entreat, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; π. τινὰ ἵνα..[NT+2nd c.AD+]; ὅπως.. [NT+2nd c.AD+]
__VI passive, relent, πρός, ἐπί τινι, towards a person, [LXX]
__VI.2 repent, regret, παρακέκλημαι ὅτι..[LXX]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Job.7.13 ☩ Matt.2.18 ☩ Mark.8.22 ☩ Matt.8.34 ☩ LXX.Judg.21.6 ☩ LXX.2Kgs.24.16 ☩ LXX.1Kgs.15.11}