Strong G3954παρρησία

boldness

Transliteration
parrhēsia
Pronunciation
par-rhay-see'-ah
Morphology
Greek Noun (Feminine)

Definition

From G3956 and a derivative of G4483; all out spokenness that is frankness 6
bluntness publicity; by implication assurance: - bold (X -ly -ness -ness of speech) confidence X freely X openly X plainly (-ness).

Detailed definition

παρρησία, -ας, ἡ
(πᾶς + ῥῆσις, speech) [in LXX; Lev.26:13 (μετὰ π., קוֺמְמִיּוּת קוֹמְמִיּוּת), Pro.1:20 10:10, Wis.5:1, al.;]
1. freedom of speech, plainness, openness, freedom in speaking (Eur., Plat., al.): Act.4:13, 2Co.3:12; παρρησίᾳ, adverbially, freely, openly, plainly, Mrk.8:32, Jhn.7:13, 26 10:24 11:14 16:29 18:20; opposite to ἐν παροιμίαις, Jhn.16:25; ἐν π., Eph.6:19; μετὰ π., Act.2:29 4:29, 31 28:31

2. In LXX (1Ma.4:18, Wis.5:1, al.), FlJ, and NT, also (from the absence of fear which accompanies freedom of speech), confidence, boldness: 2Co.7:4, Php.1:20, 1Ti.3:13; ἔχειν π., Eph.3:12, Phm 8, Heb.3:6 10:19, 35, 1Jn.2:28 Jn 3:21 Jn 4:17 Jn 5:14; μετὰ π., He 416; ἐν π., Col.2:15; id. (as בפרהסיא in Rabbinic lit.; see Westc., Jo., i, 262), in public, Jhn.7:4 and (without ἐν) Jhn.11:54.†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G3954 appears in 31 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • boldness8
  • confidence6
  • openly6
  • plainly4
  • boldly3
  • speech2
  • bold1
  • freely1

First verses

  1. Mark 8:32
    And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.
  2. John 7:4
    For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.
  3. John 7:13
    Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.
  4. John 7:26
    But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?
  5. John 10:24
    Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
  6. John 11:14
    Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
  7. John 11:54
    Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.
  8. John 16:25
    These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.
  9. John 16:29
    His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.
  10. John 18:20
    Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing.
  11. Acts 2:29
    Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.
  12. Acts 4:13
    Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
  13. Acts 4:29
    And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,
  14. Acts 4:31
    And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
  15. Acts 28:31
    Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.
  16. 2 Corinthians 3:12
    Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
  17. 2 Corinthians 7:4
    Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.
  18. Ephesians 3:12
    In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
  19. Ephesians 6:19
    And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
  20. Philippians 1:20
    According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.
See every occurrence

Occurrences by book

Related words

Detailed Greek dictionary
παρρησί-α, ἡ,
(πᾶς, ῥῆσις) outspokenness, frankness, freedom of speech, claimed by the Athenians as their privilege, ἐλεύθεροι παρρησίᾳ θάλλοντες οἰκοῖεν πόλιν κλεινῶν Ἀθηνῶν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 422, compare “Ion” 672; παρρησίᾳ φράζειν [prev. author] “Ba.” 668)]; ἔχειν π. [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Ph.” 391; οὔσης παρρησίας 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 541; διδόναι π. τισί 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 2.28; ἐλευθερίας ἡ πόλις μεστὴ καὶ π. γίγνεται 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 557b; τἀληθῆ μετὰ παρρησίας ἐρῶ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 6.31; τὴν ὑπὲρ τῶν δικαίων π. ἀποδόμενος 4th-3rd c.BC: Dinarchus Orator 2.1)]; δημοκρατίας οὔσης οὐκ ἔστι π. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 8.14; π. καὶ ἰσηγορία καὶ δημοκρατία 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 2.38.6)]; περὶ παρρησίας, title of work by Philodemus.
2 in bad sense, licence of tongue, ἡ εἰς τοὺς θεοὺς π. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 11.40, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 240e, 1st c.BC: Cicero, M. Tullius Orator et Philosophus “Epistulae ad Atticum” 1.16.8.)]
3 freedom of action, [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th c.AD: Aristaenetus Rhetor 2.7)]; π. ζωῆς καὶ θανάτου power of life and death, [Refs (Vett. Val. 6.3, +others)]; licence, permission, [Refs 6th c.AD+ (6th c.AD: Justinianus Imperator “Novellae” 1.1.1)]; παρρησίᾳ ἐκτέμνεται τὸ δέρμα without fear, [Refs 6th c.AD+ (6th c.AD: Aëtius Medicus 15.8)]; ἤγαγον ὑμᾶς μετὰ παρρησίας openly, [LXX (LXX.Lev.26.13.)]
4 liberality, lavishness, κεκόσμηκε τὸν αὑτοῦ βίον τῇ καλλίστῃ π. [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“OGI” 323.10(Pergam., 2nd c.BC))]; ἐπὶ τῇ.. τῶν καμάτων καὶ πάσης ἐπιμελείας παρρησίᾳ [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (“IG” 5(1).547 (Sparta, 3rd c.AD))]; = copia, [Refs (“Corpus Glossariorum Latinorum”)]