Strong's Lexicon
G3955 — παρῥησιάζομαι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3955 |
|---|---|
| Word: | παρῥησιάζομαι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | middle voice from G3954 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 9 |
| Transliteration: | parrhesiazomai |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | par-rhay-see-ad'-zom-ai |
| Meaning: | 1. to be frank in utterance, or confident in spirit and demeanor |
| KJV Renderings: | be (wax) bold, (preach, speak) boldly |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
παρρησιάζομαι; imperfect ἐπαρρησιαζομην; 1 aorist ἐπαρρησιασαμην; (παρρησία, which see); a deponent verb; Vulg. chieflyfiducialiter ago; to bear oneself boldly or confidently;
1. to use freedom in speaking, be free-spoken; to speak freely ((A. V. boldly)): Act 18:26; Act 19:8; ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, relying on the name of Jesus, Act 9:27-28(29); also ἐπί τῷ κυρίῳ, Act 14:3.
2. to grow confident, have boldness, show assurance, assume a bold bearing: εἶπεν, Act 13:46 (R. V. spake out boldly); λαλεῖν, Act 26:26; παρρησιάζεσθαι ἐν τίνι, in reliance on one to take courage, followed by an infinitive of the thing to be done: λαλῆσαι, Eph 6:20; 1Th 2:2. (Xenophon, Demosthenes, Aeschines, Polybius, Philo, Plutarch, others; the Sept.; Sir 6:11.)
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
παρρησιάζομαι (be (wax) bold)
Acts 9:27
- KJV: But Barnabas took him and brought to the apostles and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way and that he had spoken to him and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus
- GK: Βαρναβάς δε επιλαβόμενος αυτόν ήγαγε προς τους αποστόλους και διηγήσατο αυτοίς πως εν τη οδώ είδε τον κύριον και ότι ελάλησεν αυτώ και πως εν Δαμασκώ επαρρησιάσατο εν τω ονόματι του Ιησού
Acts 9:29
- KJV: And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus and disputed against the Grecians but they went about to slay him
- GK: και παρρησιαζόμενος εν τω ονόματι του κυρίου Ιησού ελάλει τε και συνεζήτει προς τους Ελληνιστάς οι δε επεχείρουν αυτόν ανελείν
Acts 13:46
- KJV: Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold and said It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you but seeing ye put it from you and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life lo we turn to the Gentiles
- GK: παρρησιασάμενοι δε ο Παύλος και ο Βαρνάβας είπον υμίν ην αναγκαίον πρώτον λαληθήναι τον λόγον του θεού επειδή απωθείσθε αυτόν και ουκ αξίους κρίνετε εαυτούς της αιωνίου ζωής ιδού στρεφόμεθα εις τα έθνη
Acts 14:3
- KJV: Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord which gave testimony unto the word of his grace and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands
- GK: ικανόν μεν ουν χρόνον διέτριψαν παρρησιαζόμενοι επί τω κυρίω τω μαρτυρούντι τω λόγω της χάριτος αυτού διδόντι σημεία και τέρατα γίνεσθαι διά των χειρών αυτών
Acts 18:26
- KJV: And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard they took him unto and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly
- GK: ούτός τε ήρξατο παρρησιάζεσθαι εν τη συναγωγή ακούσαντες δε αυτού Ακύλας και Πρίσκιλλα προσελάβοντο αυτόν και ακριβέστερον αυτώ εξέθεντο την του θεού οδόν
Acts 19:8
- KJV: And he went into the synagogue and spake boldly for the space of three months disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God
- GK: εισελθών δε εις την συναγωγήν επαρρησιάζετο επί μήνας τρεις διαλεγόμενος και πείθων τα περί της βασιλείας του θεού
Acts 26:26
- KJV: For the king knoweth of these things before whom also I speak freely for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him for this thing was not done in a corner
- GK: επίσταται γαρ περί τούτων ο βασιλεύς προς ον και παρρησιαζόμενος λαλώ λανθάνειν γαρ αυτόν τι τούτων ου πείθομαι ουδέν ου γαρ εν γωνία πεπραγμένον τούτο
Ephesians 6:20
- KJV: For which I am an ambassador in bonds that therein I may speak boldly as I ought to speak
- GK: υπέρ ου πρεσβεύω εν αλύσει ίνα εν αυτώ παρρησιάσωμαι ως δει με λαλήσαι
1 Thessalonians 2:2
- KJV: But even after that we had suffered before and were shamefully entreated as ye know at Philippi we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention
- GK: αλλά και προπαθόντες και υβρισθέντες καθώς οίδατε εν Φιλίπποις επαρρησιασάμεθα εν τω θεώ ημών λαλήσαι προς υμάς το ευαγγέλιον του θεού εν πολλώ αγώνι
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