παρρησία parrēsia · G3954

boldness

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., …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

παρρησί-α, ἡ, ; (πᾶς, ῥῆσις) outspokenness, frankness, freedom of speech, claimed by the Athenians as their privilege, ἐλεύθεροι παρρησίᾳ θάλλοντες οἰκοῖεν πόλιν κλεινῶν Ἀθηνῶν []; ἔχειν π. []; δημοκρατίας οὔσης οὐκ ἔστι π. []; περὶ παρρησίας, title of work by Philodemus. ; 2 in bad sense, licence of tongue, ἡ εἰς τοὺς θεοὺς π. []; 3 freedom of action, []; π. ζωῆς καὶ θανάτου power of life and death, []; licence, permission, []; παρρησίᾳ ἐκτέμνεται τὸ δέρμα without fear, []; ἤγαγον ὑμᾶς μετὰ …

Where it's used 31 times

Mark 8:32 · John 7:4 · John 7:13 · John 7:26 · John 10:24 · John 11:14 · John 11:54 · John 16:25 · John 16:29 · John 18:20 · Acts 2:29 · Acts 4:13 · Acts 4:29 · Acts 4:31 · Acts 28:31 · 2 Corinthians 3:12 · 2 Corinthians 7:4 · Ephesians 3:12 · Ephesians 6:19 · Philippians 1:20 · Colossians 2:15 · 1 Timothy 3:13 · Philemon 1:8 · Hebrews 3:6 · Hebrews 4:16 · Hebrews 10:19 · Hebrews 10:35 · 1 John 2:28 · 1 John 3:21 · 1 John 4:17 · 1 John 5:14

Source: TBESG G3954; TFLSJ G3954

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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