to encourage

Greek Verb

παρα-μυθέομαι, -οῦμαι [in LXX: 2Ma.15:9 (Sm. 8)*;] 1) to en­courage, exhort. 2) to comfort, console: with accusative of person(s), Jhn.11:31, 1Th.2:11 5:14; id. before περί, Jhn.11:19. SYN.: παρακαλέω (AS)

to encourage

Greek Verb

παραμῡθ-έομαι, encourage, exhort one to do a thing, with dative person et infinitive, τοῖς ἄλλοισιν ἐγὼ παραμυθησαίμην οἴκαδ᾽ ἀποπλείειν [Refs 8th c.BC+]infinitive, πῶς οὖν αὐτοὺς παραμυθησόμεθα προθύμους εἶνα; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; παραμυθοῦ μ᾽ (i.e. ποιεῖν) ὅ τι καὶ πείσεις [Refs 4th c.BC+]; θαρσεῖν (i.e. σε) οὐδὲν παραμυθοῦμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) speak soothingly to, with accusative, παρεμυθεῖτο attempted to reassure them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; encourage a dog, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; console, comfort, τινα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ταῖς ἐλπίσιν τἀλγεινὰ π. [Refs 4th c.BC+]: with neuter adjective, πόλλ᾽ ἂν εἶχέ τις αὑτὸν παραμυθήσασθαι [Refs 4th c.BC+]; π. τὰς πόλεις ὡς. console. by saying that, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) relieve, assuage, abate, π. ὁ οἶνος τὴν τοῦ γήρως δυσθυμίαν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; Ἐπίκουρος τἀποθνῄσκειν π. [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; π. τὸν φθόνον, τὸ πένθος, τὴν ξυμφοράν, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; [θρίδακες] κόρυζαν π. [Refs]; πῦρ ἀνάψαντες τὸ πικρὸν τοῦ κρυμοῦ π. [Refs 4th c.AD+] 4) soflen down, palliate, τὸ τῆς μοναρχίας ὄνομα [Refs 1st c.AD+]; explain away, τὸ μυθῶδες [Refs 1st c.AD+]; excuse, τὴν ἀπὸ μικρῶν ἐπίκλησιν [Refs 1st c.BC+] 5) support, justify a thesis, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; explain, [Refs 6th c.AD+]

Greek

Verb

to relate near, i.e. (by implication) encourage, console; comfort; from g3844 (παρά) and the middle voice of a derivative of g3454 (μῦθος)