STRONGS G3954:
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,
Acts 4:13;
χρῆσθαι παρρησία,
2 Corinthians 3:12;
παρρησία adverbially —
freely:
λαλεῖν,
John 7:13,
26;
John 18:20; —
openly, frankly, i. e. without concealment:
Mark 8:32;
John 11:14; — without ambiguity or circumlocution:
εἶπε ἡμῖν παρρησία (
Philemon 1, Meineke edition, p. 405),
John 10:24; — without the use of figures and comparisons, opposed to
ἐν παροιμίαις:
John 16:25, and
R G in 29 (where
L T Tr WH ἐν παρρησία);
ἐν παρρησία,
freely, Ephesians 6:19;
μετά παρρησίας,
Acts 28:31;
εἶπεν,
Acts 2:29;
λαλεῖν,
Acts 4:29,
31.
2. free and fearless confidence, cheerful courage, boldness, assurance, (1 Macc. 4:18; Wis. 5:1;
Josephus, Antiquities 9, 10, 4; 15, 2, 7; (cf.
Winer's Grammar, 23)):
Philippians 1:20 (opposed to
αἰσχύνεσθαι, cf. Wiesinger at the passage);
ἐν πίστει, resting on,
1 Timothy 3:13, cf. Huther at the passage;
ἔχειν παρρησίαν εἰς τί,
Hebrews 10:19;
πολλή μοι (
ἐστι)
παρρησία πρός ὑμᾶς,
2 Corinthians 7:4; of the confidence impelling one to do something,
ἔχειν παρρησία with an infinitive of the thing to be done,
Philemon 1:8 (
Test xii. Patr., test. Rub. 4); of the undoubting confidence of Christians relative to their fellowship with God,
Ephesians 3:12;
Hebrews 3:6;
Hebrews 10:35;
μετά παρρησίας,
Hebrews 4:16;
ἔχειν παρρησίαν, opposed to
αἰσχύνεσθαι to be covered with shame,
1 John 2:28; before the judge,
1 John 4:17; with
πρός τόν Θεόν added,
1 John 3:21;
1 John 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,
John 7:4 (opposed to
ἐν τῷ κρύπτω);
John 11:54 (without
ἐν);
Colossians 2:15 (where cf.
Lightfoot).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Mark
-
8:32
- John
-
7:4; 7:13; 7:26; 10:24; 11:14; 11:54; 16:25; 18:20
- Acts
-
2:29; 4:13; 4:29; 4:31; 28:31
- 2 Corinthians
-
3:12; 7:4
- Ephesians
-
3:12; 6:19
- Philippians
-
1:20
- Colossians
-
2:15
- 1 Timothy
-
3:13
- Philemon
-
1; 1:8
- Hebrews
-
3:6; 4:16; 10:19; 10:35
- 1 John
-
2:28; 3:21; 4:17; 5:14