Strong's Lexicon
G3954 — παρῥησία
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3954 |
|---|---|
| Word: | παρῥησία |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G3956 and a derivative of G4483 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 31 |
| Transliteration: | parrhesia |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | par-rhay-see'-ah |
| Meaning: | 1. all out-spokenness, i.e. frankness, bluntness, publicity 2. (by implication) assurance |
| KJV Renderings: | bold (X -ly, -ness, -ness of speech), confidence, X freely, X openly, X plainly(-ness) |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
παρρησία, παρρησίας, ἡ (πᾶν and ῤῆσις; cf. ἀρρησια silence, καταρρησις accusation, πρόρρησις prediction);
1. freedom in speaking, unreservedness in speech (Euripides, Plato, Demosthenes, others): ἡ παρρησία τίνος, Act 4:13; χρῆσθαι παρρησία, 2Co 3:12; παρρησία adverbially — freely: λαλεῖν, Joh 7:13; Joh 7:26; Joh 18:20; — openly, frankly, i. e. without concealment: Mar 8:32; Joh 11:14; — without ambiguity or circumlocution: εἶπε ἡμῖν παρρησία (Phm 1:1, Meineke edition, p. 405), Joh 10:24; — without the use of figures and comparisons, opposed to ἐν παροιμίαις: Joh 16:25, and R G in 29 (where L T Tr WH ἐν παρρησία); ἐν παρρησία, freely, Eph 6:19; μετά παρρησίας, Act 28:31; εἶπεν, Act 2:29; λαλεῖν, Act 4:29; Act 4:31.
2. free and fearless confidence, cheerful courage, boldness, assurance, (1Ma 4:18; Wis 5:1; Josephus, Antiquities 9, 10, 4; 15, 2, 7; (cf. Winer’s Grammar, 23)): Php 1:20 (opposed to αἰσχύνεσθαι, cf. Wiesinger at the passage); ἐν πίστει, resting on, 1Ti 3:13, cf. Huther at the passage; ἔχειν παρρησίαν εἰς τί, Heb 10:19; πολλή μοι (ἐστι) παρρησία πρός ὑμᾶς, 2Co 7:4; of the confidence impelling one to do something, ἔχειν παρρησία with an infinitive of the thing to be done, Phm 1:8 (Test xii. Patr., test. Rub. 4); of the undoubting confidence of Christians relative to their fellowship with God, Eph 3:12; Heb 3:6; Heb 10:35; μετά παρρησίας, Heb 4:16; ἔχειν παρρησίαν, opposed to αἰσχύνεσθαι to be covered with shame, 1Jn 2:28; before the judge, 1Jn 4:17; with πρός τόν Θεόν added, 1Jn 3:21; 1Jn 5:14.
3. the deportment by which one becomes conspicuous or secures publicity (Philo de victim. offer. § 12): ἐν παρρησία, before the public, in view of all, Joh 7:4 (opposed to ἐν τῷ κρύπτω); Joh 11:54 (without ἐν); Col 2:15 (where cf. Lightfoot).
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
παρρησία (bold (X -ly)
Mark 8:32
- KJV: And he spake that saying openly And Peter took him and began to rebuke him
- GK: και παρρησία τον λόγον ελάλει και προσλαβόμενος αυτόν ο Πέτρος ήρξατο επιτιμάν αυτώ
John 7:4
- KJV: For no man doeth any thing in secret and he himself seeketh to be known openly If thou do these things shew thyself to the world
- GK: ουδείς γαρ εν κρυπτώ τι ποιεί και ζητεί αυτός εν παρρησία είναι ει ταύτα ποιείς φανέρωσον σεαυτόν τω κόσμω
John 7:13
- KJV: Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews
- GK: ουδείς μέντοι παρρησία ελάλει περί αυτού διά τον φόβον των Ιουδαίων
John 7:26
- KJV: But lo he speaketh boldly and they say nothing unto him Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ
- GK: και ίδε παρρησία λαλεί και ουδέν αυτώ λέγουσι μήποτε αληθώς έγνωσαν οι άρχοντες ότι ούτός εστιν αληθώς ο Χριστός
John 10:24
- KJV: 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
- GK: εκύκλωσαν ούν αυτόν οι Ιουδαίοι και έλεγον αυτώ έως πότε την ψυχήν ημών αίρεις ει συ ει ο Χριστός είπε ημίν παρρησία
John 11:14
- KJV: Then said Jesus unto them plainly Lazarus is dead
- GK: τότε ούν είπεν αυτοίς ο Ιησούς παρρησία Λάζαρος απέθανε
John 11:54
- KJV: 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
- GK: Ιησούς ούν ουκέτι παρρησία περιεπάτει εν τοις Ιουδαίοις αλλά απήλθεν εκείθεν εις την χώραν εγγύς της ερήμου εις Εφραϊμ λεγομένην πόλιν κακεί διέτριβε μετά των μαθηών αυτού
John 16:25
- KJV: 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
- GK: ταύτα εν παροιμίαις λελάληκα υμίν έρχεται ώρα ότε ουκέτι εν παροιμίαις λαλήσω υμίν αλλά παρρησία περί του πατρός αναγγελώ υμίν
John 16:29
- KJV: His disciples said unto him Lo now speakest thou plainly and speakest no proverb
- GK: λέγουσιν αυτώ οι μαθηταί αυτού ίδε νυν παρρησία λαλείς και παροιμίαν ουδεμίαν λέγεις
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