παράκλητος
“called to one's aid, an advocate, pleader”
Primary meaning: called to one's aid, an advocate, pleader, intercessor. Strong's: an intercessor, consoler. Lexical nuances: 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. , of Christ, I Jo 2:1 (v. ICC , Jo. Epp. , 23 ff.); of the Holy Sp...
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: נָחַם (to comfort, relent, have compassion) -> παράκλητος (called to one's aid, an advocate, pleader)
Key Biblical Occurrences (5)
Foundational passages where παράκλητος (parakletos) carries significant theological or narrative weight.