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παράκλησις

παράκλησις, a calling to one’s aid, summons

παρά-κλησις, εως, ἡ,
  • calling to oneʼs aid, summons, οἱ ἐκ παρακλήσεως συγκαθήμενοι a packed party in the assembly, D. 18.143.
      • 2 imploring, appealing, τινος of or on the part of one, Th. 4.61; deprecation, συγγνώμης δεῖ καὶ π. Str. 13.1.1.
      • 3 invocation of gods, Iamb. Myst. 4.3 (pl.).
      • 4 demand, request, PGrenf. 1.32.7 (pl., ii B.C.), etc.; κατὰ -σιν on demand, PLond. 3.1164d10 (iii A. D.).
    • II exhortation, address, πρὸς τὸν ὄχλον Th. 8.92; οὐ π. εὑρόντες, ἀλλὰ παραίνεσιν γράψαντες not a mere address to their feelings, but counsel to act rightly, Isoc. 1.5; π. τῶν πολιτῶν πρὸς ἀρετήν Aeschin. 1.117; τὴν τῆς σωφροσύνης παράκλησιν . . αὐτοὺς παρακέκληκα Id. 2.180; ἀξιώσεις καὶ -κλήσεις Plb. 1.67.10.
    • III consolation, LXX Is. 30.7, Na. 3.7, Ep.Hebr. 6.18, Phalar. Ep. 103.1.

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