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παρακαλέω
PARA-kaleo
I exhort, encourage, comfort, urge
verb
Appears 109× in the Greek New Testament — common.

In the New Testament

παρά (alongside) + καλέω (call). Paraclete (παράκλητος) = one called alongside = the Holy Spirit.

Memory Hook

PARA-kaleo — PARAklete is called ALONGSIDE to COMFORT us.

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