Lexical Definition

‎παραμυθέομαι‎ paramythéomai (par-am-oo-theh'-om-ahee) to encourage ^G:V
from ‎παρά‎ and the middle voice of a derivative of ‎μῦθος‎

comfort.

• to relate near, i.e. (by implication) encourage, console

Abbott-Smith

** παρα-μυθέομαι, -οῦμαι, [in LXX: II Mac 15:9 (Sm.8)*;]
1. to encourage, exhort.
2. to comfort, console: c. acc. pers., Jo 11:31, I Th 2:11 5:14; id. seq. περί, Jo 11:19.†
SYN.: παρακαλέω.

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

παραμυθέομαι-έομαι,

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+]