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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

CONSOLATION

kon-so-la'-shun (paraklesis): "Consolation of Israel" (Luke 2:25), refers to the fulfillment of the promises in Isaiah 40:1. See COMFORT. "Son of consolation" (Acts 4:36 the King James Version and the American Revised Version, margin).

See BARNABAS.

Greek

3890. paramuthion -- exhortation, encouragement
... Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: paramuthion Phonetic Spelling:
(par-am-oo'-thee-on) Short Definition: comfort, consolation Definition: comfort ...
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3931. paregoria -- exhortation, comfort
... Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: paregoria Phonetic Spelling:
(par-ay-gor-ee'-ah) Short Definition: solace, consolation Definition: solace ...
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3874. paraklesis -- a calling to one's aid, ie encouragement ...
... encouragement, comfort Definition: a calling for, summons, hence: (a) exhortation,
(b) entreaty, (c) encouragement, joy, gladness, (d) consolation, comfort. ...
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3889. paramuthia -- encouragement, exhortation, comfort
... paramuthia Phonetic Spelling: (par-am-oo-thee'-ah) Short Definition: encouragement,
comfort Definition: encouragement, comfort, consolation, exhortation. ...
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3870. parakaleo -- to call to or for, to exhort, to encourage
... From para and kaleo; to call near, ie Invite, invoke (by imploration, hortation
or consolation) -- beseech, call for, (be of good) comfort, desire, (give ...
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Strong's Hebrew

8575. tanchum -- consolation
... 8574, 8575. tanchum. 8576 . consolation. Transliteration: tanchum Phonetic
Spelling: (tan-khoom') Short Definition: consolation. ...
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5165. nechamah -- comfort
... Word Origin from nacham Definition comfort NASB Word Usage comfort (1), consolation
(1). comfort. From nacham; consolation -- comfort. see HEBREW nacham. ...
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4496. menuchah -- resting place, rest
... Or mnuchah {men-oo-khaw'}; feminine of Manowach; repose or (adverbially) peacefully;
figuratively, consolation (specifically, matrimony); hence (concretely) an ...
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5166. Nechemyah -- "Yah comforts," three Israelites
... NASB Word Usage Nehemiah (8). Nehemiah. From nacham and Yahh; consolation of Jah;
Nechemjah, the name of three Israelites -- Nehemiah. see HEBREW nacham. ...
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5162. nacham -- to be sorry, console oneself
... root Definition to be sorry, console oneself NASB Word Usage am sorry (1), appeased
(1), become a consolation (1), change mind (6), change minds (1), changed ...
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5163. Nacham -- "comfort," a man of Judah
... 1). Naham. From nacham; consolation; Nacham, an Israelite -- Naham. see HEBREW
nacham. 5162, 5163. Nacham. 5164 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

The Consolation of Philosophy
The Consolation of Philosophy. <. The Consolation of Philosophy Boethius.
Cooper, WV (Translator) Table of Contents. Title Page. ...
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Song of Consolation.
... Songs of the Cross and Consolation. SONG OF CONSOLATION. Thou must not
altogether be O'ercome by sad vexation, God soon will cause ...
/.../gerhardt/paul gerhardts spiritual songs/song of consolation.htm

The Consolation
... Sermon I The Consolation. The Consolation Isaiah 40:1, 2. Comfort ye, comfort
ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to ...
//christianbookshelf.org/newton/messiah vol 1/sermon i the consolation.htm

Consolation for Penitence.
... Repentance. CONSOLATION FOR PENITENCE. Let not such a thought e'er pain
thee, As that thou art cast away, But within God's word ...
/.../gerhardt/paul gerhardts spiritual songs/consolation for penitence.htm

The Desolations of the Lord, the Consolation of his Saints
... The Desolations of the Lord, the Consolation of His Saints. ... And upon what subject
could I address you, which could be more full of consolation than the present? ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 4 1858/the desolations of the lord.htm

A Song of Christian Consolation and Joy.
... Songs of the Cross and Consolation. A SONG OF CHRISTIAN CONSOLATION AND
JOY. Is God for me? t'oppose me A thousand may uprise; When ...
/.../gerhardt/paul gerhardts spiritual songs/a song of christian consolation.htm

Consolation Proportionate to Spiritual Sufferings
... Consolation Proportionate to Spiritual Sufferings. A Sermon (No.13). Delivered
on Sabbath Morning, March 11, 1855, by the. REV. CH SPURGEON. ...
/.../consolation proportionate to spiritual sufferings.htm

Consolation. 11S.
... 368 Consolation. 11s. Heb.12:2. (866) Oh, eyes that are weary, and hearts
that are sore! Look off unto Jesus, now sorrow no more! ...
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Consolation. PM
... 501 Consolation. PM. The Death of a Child. There is no flock, however watched
and tended, But one dead lamb is there! There is no ...
//christianbookshelf.org/lorenz/the otterbein hymnal/501 consolation p m.htm

Song of Consolation for Married Christians.
... Miscellaneous. SONG OF CONSOLATION FOR MARRIED CHRISTIANS. Oh, Jesus Christ!
how bright and fair The state of holy marriage where ...
/.../gerhardt/paul gerhardts spiritual songs/song of consolation for married.htm

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Consolation of Israel: A name for the Messiah in common use among the Jews, probably suggested by Isaiah 12:1; 49:13. The Greek word thus rendered (Luke 2:25, paraklesis) is kindred to that translated "Comforter" in John 14:16, etc., parakletos.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) The act of consoling; the state of being consoled; alleviation of misery or distress of mind; refreshment of spirit; comfort; that which consoles or comforts the spirit.

Thesaurus

Consolation (23 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Consolation of Israel: A name for the Messiah in common
use among the Jews, probably suggested by Isaiah 12:1; 49:13. ...CONSOLATION. ...
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Exhortation (16 Occurrences)
... a calling near or for" (as an advocate or helper who should appeal on one's behalf),
and carries the twofold sense of "exhortation" and "consolation" (which see ...
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Comfort (130 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) Assistance; relief; support. 5. (n.) Encouragement; solace;
consolation in trouble; also, that which affords consolation. ...
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Barnabas (33 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Son of consolation, the surname of Joses, a Levite
(Acts 4:36). His name stands first on the list of prophets ...
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Nahum (3 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Consolation, the seventh of the so-called minor prophets,
an Elkoshite. All we know of him is recorded in the book of his prophecies. ...
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Receiving (72 Occurrences)
... Luke 6:24 "But woe to you who are rich! For you have received your consolation. ... But,
now and here, he is receiving consolation and you are in agony. (WEY). ...
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Effectual (8 Occurrences)
... 2 Corinthians 1:6 And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation,
which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we ...
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Bowels (40 Occurrences)
... Philippians 2:1 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort
of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, (KJV DBY ...
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Consists (7 Occurrences)

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Effect (173 Occurrences)
... 2 Corinthians 1:6 And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation,
which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we ...
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Bible Concordance

Consolation (23 Occurrences)

Luke 2:25 Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 6:24 "But woe to you who are rich! For you have received your consolation.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Luke 16:25 "'Remember, my child,' said Abraham, 'that you had all your good things during your lifetime, and that Lazarus in like manner had his bad things. But, now and here, he is receiving consolation and you are in agony.
(WEY)

Acts 4:36 And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,
(KJV DBY WBS)

Acts 15:31 Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Romans 15:5 Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:
(KJV WBS)

1 Corinthians 14:3 But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, exhortation, and consolation.
(WEB ASV DBY NAS RSV)

2 Corinthians 1:3 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all consolation.
(WBS)

2 Corinthians 1:4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them who are in any trouble by the consolation with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
(WBS)

2 Corinthians 1:5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
(KJV WBS)

2 Corinthians 1:6 And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.
(KJV WBS)

2 Corinthians 1:7 And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.
(KJV WBS)

2 Corinthians 7:7 And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.
(KJV WBS)

Philippians 2:1 If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassion,
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS)

Colossians 4:11 and Jesus called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These are the only fellow-workers for the kingdom of God who have been a consolation to me.
(DBY)

2 Thessalonians 2:16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
(KJV WEY DBY WBS)

Philemon 1:7 For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.
(KJV WBS)

Hebrews 6:18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
(KJV WBS)

Job 6:10 Be it still my consolation, yes, let me exult in pain that doesn't spare, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
(WEB ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Job 21:2 "Listen diligently to my speech. Let this be your consolation.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 94:19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me, your comforts delight my soul.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 16:7 neither shall men break bread for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Ezekiel 16:54 that you may bear your own shame, and may be ashamed because of all that you have done, in that you are a comfort to them.
(See NAS RSV)

Subtopics

Consolation

Related Terms

Exhortation (16 Occurrences)

Comfort (130 Occurrences)

Barnabas (33 Occurrences)

Nahum (3 Occurrences)

Receiving (72 Occurrences)

Effectual (8 Occurrences)

Bowels (40 Occurrences)

Consists (7 Occurrences)

Effect (173 Occurrences)