Strong’s G3931 · Greek
παρηγορία
parēgoría
Definition
an address alongside, i.e. (specially), consolation
Etymology
from a compound of G3844 (παρά) and a derivative of G58 (ἀγορά) (meaning to harangue an assembly);
Where the KJV renders it
- comfort
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.
What the first audience heard
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