Hebrews 13:19:3Heb.13.19.W3TAB
παρακαλῶ
parakalo
“I urge”
- Transliteration
- pa-ra-ka-LO
- Extended
- pah-rah-kah-LOH
- IPA
- /pa.ra.kaˈlɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I urge
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-ra-ka-LO
- sentence
pe-ris-so-TE-rôs DE pa-ra-ka-LO TOU-to poi-Ê-sai HI-na TA-khi-on a-po-ka-ta-sta-THÔ hy-MEEN
Exegesis
The main verb parakalō {παρακαλῶ | parakalô} ‘I urge, I appeal’ is in the present indicative, presenting the author’s appeal as a current, personal entreaty.
Root and etymology
parakaleōpi–alpha–rho–alpha–kappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call alongside, to urge, to appeal”
In context — Hebrews 13:19
But I urge you more earnestly to do this, in order that I may be restored to you more quickly .
About this coordinate
Hebrews 13:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Hebrews 13:19, so the Greek word παρακαλῶ (parakalo) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Heb.13.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Heb.13.19.W3.S1) and character.