Assertion: apostle | /r/CapableOf | entreat the lord
Facets:
value: to take the "thorn"
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: The word used for the way Paul prayed to God to take it away is παρακαλεω (Strong's G3870, "parakaleo," combining παρα, Strong's G3844, "para," which means "near," and καλεω, Strong's G2564, "kaleo," which means call or bid), used over a hundred times in the New Testament, which means to call near, entreat, implore, or beseech, but used only twice in connection with God, one of them being in 2 Cor 12:8, where the apostle Paul entreated the Lord three times to take the "thorn" away.