- Transliteration: Parrhesia

- Phonetic: par-rhay-see'-ah

- Definition:

1. freedom in speaking, unreservedness in speech

a. openly, frankly, i.e without concealment

b. without ambiguity or circumlocution

c. without the use of figures and comparisons

2. free and fearless confidence, cheerful courage, boldness, assurance

3. the deportment by which one becomes conspicuous or secures publicity

- Origin: from G3956" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3956 and a derivative of G4483" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4483

- TDNT entry: 19:31,8

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

- Strong's: From G3956" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3956 and a derivative of G4483" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4483; all out spokenness that is frankness bluntness publicity; by implication assurance: - bold (X -ly -ness -ness of speech) confidence X freely X openly X plainly (-ness).