Oligopsuchos describes people singled out for encouragement amid communal instruction.

The attested use identifies a group within the community who are to receive encouragement, set alongside the disorderly, the weak, and the call for patience in 1 Thessalonians 5:14.

1. People needing encouragement · dominant

   In 1 Thessalonians 5:14, the accusative plural masculine form identifies those whom the addressees are instructed to encourage; the APB renders the clause “encourage the fainthearted” amid instructions concerning the disorderly, the weak, and patience toward all.

   1 Thessalonians 5:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Thessalonians 5:14, the APB presents the group in the clause “encourage the fainthearted.” This rendering confirms the clause's overall presentation rather than isolating each lexical contribution.