Dictionary entry

παρηγορία

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament with Strong's

** παρηγορία, -ας, ἡ

(< παρηγορέω, to address, exhort, console), [in LXX: IV Mac 5:12 6:1*;]

1. an address, exhortation (LXX, IV Mac 5:12 6:1).

2. comfort, consolation: Col 4:11.†