Etymology
Roots in Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic
GreekTheological terms
Paracleteparaklētos — biblical meaning
παράκλητος (paraklētos)
Transliteration
paraklētos
Pronunciation
pa-RA-klay-tos
MEANING
Comforter; Advocate; Helper
ROOT
παρά (para) + καλέω (kaleō)
ETYMOLOGY
From para, 'beside,' and kaleō, 'to call': literally one called alongside. It was a legal term for a defender or advocate.
BIBLICAL USE
A title of the Holy Spirit in John 14–16, and also applied to Jesus in 1 John 2:1.
RELATED VERSES
John 14:16John 14:261 John 2:1
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