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Sunday, April 28th, 2024
the Fifth Sunday after Easter

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Bible Lexicons

Bullinger's Figures of Speech Used in the BibleBullinger's Figures of Speech

An Expression of Feeling by way of Exhortation

Par´-œ-net´-i-con. Greek, παραινετικός, hortatory, from παραινέω (paraineô), to recommend, advise, exhort.

This figure is employed when a direct statement is changed, and put into the form of exhortation.

The Scriptures abound with examples, which the reader may easily find and note for himself.