What is the meaning of Parakletos, and the five pictures it brought to a Greek's mind?

Q: What is the meaning of Parakletos, and the five pictures it brought to a Greek's mind?

Parakletos comes from para ('beside') and kaleo ('to call') - one called alongside to help, comfort, and encourage. The related word parakaleo brought five vivid pictures to a Greek's mind: gently rekindling a dying flame, a frightened child crying out for a parent's comfort, calling a physician to bind a wound, an officer steadying frightened troops in the heat of battle, and the counsel for the defense pleading his client's case before the judge.

Answered by Gene Cunningham, Basic Training Bible Ministries · from The Basics, Lesson 1–4: The Power—The Holy Spirit

Parakletos comes from para ('beside') and kaleo ('to call') - one called alongside to help, comfort, and encourage. The related word parakaleo brought five vivid pictures to a Greek's mind: gently rekindling a dying flame, a frightened child crying out for a parent's comfort, calling a physician to bind a wound, an officer steadying frightened troops in the heat of battle, and the counsel for the defense pleading his client's case before the judge.

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