Strong's #3875: parakletos (pronounced par-ak'-lay-tos)

an intercessor, consoler:--advocate, comforter.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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paraklētos

1) summoned, called to one' s side, especially called to one' s aid

1a) one who pleads another' s cause before a judge, a pleader, counsel for defense, legal assistant, an advocate

1b) one who pleads another' s cause with one, an intercessor

1b1) of Christ in his exaltation at God' s right hand, pleading with God the Father for the pardon of our sins

1c) in the widest sense, a helper, succourer, aider, assistant

1c1) of the Holy Spirit destined to take the place of Christ with the apostles (after his ascension to the Father), to lead them to a deeper knowledge of the gospel truth, and give them divine strength needed to enable them to undergo trials and persecutions on behalf of the divine kingdom

Part of Speech: noun masculine

Relation: a root word

Citing in TDNT: 5:800, 782

Usage:

This word is used 5 times:

 

John 14:16: "he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you"
John 14:26: "But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the"
John 15:26: "But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send"
John 16:7: "if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto"
1 John 2:1: "any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus"