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paraenesis
Paraenesis comes from Ancient Greek παραίνεσις ‘exhortation, advice’, from αἰνέω ‘to tell of’, and ultimately from αἶνος ‘tale’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEαἶνος‘tale’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEαἰνέω‘to tell of’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαραίνεσιςparaínesis‘exhortation, advice’
- Englishtodayparaenesis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEαἶνος‘tale’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEαἰνέω‘to tell of’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαραίνεσιςparaínesis‘exhortation, advice’
- Englishtodayparaenesis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- ‘important speech’
young, age, early, diet, junior, era, juvenile, longevity, ere, juvenal, 23 more
through Ancient Greek αἶνος ‘tale’
Today it means
noun Advice or exhortation, particularly of a moral or religious nature.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek αἶνος / paraenesis