Allos parakletos

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

John 14.16 KJV

The phrase translated another comforter in the verse above is allos parakletos. Allos is a Greek work which means "another" and parakletos means comforter. There is another Greek word that can also be translated "another." That word is heteros. It is telling that Jesus chose allos instead of heteros in describing the Holy Spirit as a comforter.

Heteros means “another of a different kind” while allos means “another of the same kind” By calling the Holy Spirit allos Jesus was saying that the Holy Spirit was exactly like him. Indeed, that was the reason why the disciples were comforted—they knew that even though their comforter, master, and friend Jesus was leaving, another one who was exactly like him was going to take his place to comfort, counsel, help, intercede for, advocate for, strengthen, and be a stand-by support for them.

The Amplified Bible translates John 14.16 as

And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and Standby), that He may remain with you forever—

This seven-fold understanding of parakletos is in direct contrast with what the state of orphanhood which the Holy Spirit averts.