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Lexicon :: Strong's G3954 - parrēsia

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παρρησία
Transliteration
parrēsia (Key)
Pronunciation
par-rhay-see'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From πᾶς (G3956) and a derivative of ῥέω (G4483)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:871,794

Strong’s Definitions

παῤῥησία parrhēsía, par-rhay-see'-ah; from G3956 and a derivative of G4483; all out-spokenness, i.e. frankness, bluntness, publicity; by implication, assurance:—bold (X -ly, -ness, -ness of speech), confidence, × freely, × openly, × plainly(-ness).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x

The KJV translates Strong's G3954 in the following manner: boldness (8x), confidence (6x), openly (4x), plainly (4x), openly (with G1722) (2x), boldly (with G1722) (1x), miscellaneous (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x
The KJV translates Strong's G3954 in the following manner: boldness (8x), confidence (6x), openly (4x), plainly (4x), openly (with G1722) (2x), boldly (with G1722) (1x), miscellaneous (6x).

  1. freedom in speaking, unreservedness in speech

    1. openly, frankly, i.e without concealment

    2. without ambiguity or circumlocution

    3. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
παῤῥησία parrhēsía, par-rhay-see'-ah; from G3956 and a derivative of G4483; all out-spokenness, i.e. frankness, bluntness, publicity; by implication, assurance:—bold (X -ly, -ness, -ness of speech), confidence, × freely, × openly, × plainly(-ness).
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).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3954 matches the Greek παρρησία (parrēsia),
which occurs 31 times in 31 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:32 - καὶ παρρησίᾳ G3954 τὸν λόγον ἐλάλει καὶ προσλαβόμενος αὐτὸν ὁ Πέτρος ἤρξατο ἐπιτιμᾶν αὐτῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:4 - οὐδεὶς γάρ ἐν κρυπτῷ τι ποιεῖ καὶ ζητεῖ αὐτὸς ἐν παρρησίᾳ G3954 εἶναι εἰ ταῦτα ποιεῖς φανέρωσον σεαυτὸν τῷ κόσμῳ

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:13 - οὐδεὶς μέντοι παρρησίᾳ G3954 ἐλάλει περὶ αὐτοῦ διὰ τὸν φόβον τῶν Ἰουδαίων

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:26 - καὶ ἴδε παρρησίᾳ G3954 λαλεῖ καὶ οὐδὲν αὐτῷ λέγουσιν μήποτε ἀληθῶς ἔγνωσαν οἱ ἄρχοντες ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ἀληθῶς ὁ Χριστός

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:24 - ἐκύκλωσαν οὖν αὐτὸν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι καὶ ἔλεγον αὐτῷ Ἕως πότε τὴν ψυχὴν ἡμῶν αἴρεις εἰ σὺ εἶ ὁ Χριστός εἰπὲ ἡμῖν παρρησίᾳ G3954

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:14 - τότε οὖν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς παρρησίᾳ G3954 Λάζαρος ἀπέθανεν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:54

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:54 - Ἰησοῦς οὖν οὐκ ἔτι παρρησίᾳ G3954 περιεπάτει ἐν τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις ἀλλὰ ἀπῆλθεν ἐκεῖθεν εἰς τὴν χώραν ἐγγὺς τῆς ἐρήμου εἰς Ἐφραὶμ λεγομένην πόλιν κἀκεῖ διέτριβεν μετὰ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:25 - Ταῦτα ἐν παροιμίαις λελάληκα ὑμῖν· ἀλλ᾽ ἔρχεται ὥρα ὅτε οὐκ ἔτι ἐν παροιμίαις λαλήσω ὑμῖν ἀλλὰ παρρησίᾳ G3954 περὶ τοῦ πατρὸς ἀναγγελῶ ὑμῖν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:29 - Λέγουσιν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ Ἴδε νῦν παρρησίᾳ G3954 λαλεῖς καὶ παροιμίαν οὐδεμίαν λέγεις

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:20 - ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς Ἐγὼ παρρησίᾳ G3954 ἐλάλησα τῷ κόσμῳ ἐγὼ πάντοτε ἐδίδαξα ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ καὶ ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ ὅπου πάντοτε οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι συνέρχονται καὶ ἐν κρυπτῷ ελάλησα οὐδέν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:29 - Ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί ἐξὸν εἰπεῖν μετὰ παρρησίας G3954 πρὸς ὑμᾶς περὶ τοῦ πατριάρχου Δαβίδ ὅτι καὶ ἐτελεύτησεν καὶ ἐτάφη καὶ τὸ μνῆμα αὐτοῦ ἔστιν ἐν ἡμῖν ἄχρι τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:13 - Θεωροῦντες δὲ τὴν τοῦ Πέτρου παρρησίαν G3954 καὶ Ἰωάννου καὶ καταλαβόμενοι ὅτι ἄνθρωποι ἀγράμματοί εἰσιν καὶ ἰδιῶται ἐθαύμαζον ἐπεγίνωσκόν τε αὐτοὺς ὅτι σὺν τῷ Ἰησοῦ ἦσαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:29 - καὶ τὰ νῦν κύριε ἔπιδε ἐπὶ τὰς ἀπειλὰς αὐτῶν καὶ δὸς τοῖς δούλοις σου μετὰ παρρησίας G3954 πάσης λαλεῖν τὸν λόγον σου

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:31 - καὶ δεηθέντων αὐτῶν ἐσαλεύθη ὁ τόπος ἐν ᾧ ἦσαν συνηγμένοι καὶ ἐπλήσθησαν ἅπαντες πνεύματος ἁγίου καὶ ἐλάλουν τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ μετὰ παρρησίας G3954

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:31 - κηρύσσων τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ διδάσκων τὰ περὶ τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μετὰ πάσης παρρησίας G3954 ἀκωλύτως

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:12 - Ἔχοντες οὖν τοιαύτην ἐλπίδα πολλῇ παρρησίᾳ G3954 χρώμεθα

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:4 - πολλή μοι παρρησία G3954 πρὸς ὑμᾶς πολλή μοι καύχησις ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν· πεπλήρωμαι τῇ παρακλήσει ὑπερπερισσεύομαι τῇ χαρᾷ ἐπὶ πάσῃ τῇ θλίψει ἡμῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:12 - ἐν ᾧ ἔχομεν τὴν παρρησίαν G3954 καὶ τὴν προσαγωγὴν ἐν πεποιθήσει διὰ τῆς πίστεως αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:19 - καὶ ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ ἵνα μοι δοθείη λόγος ἐν ἀνοίξει τοῦ στόματός μου ἐν παρρησίᾳ G3954 γνωρίσαι τὸ μυστήριον τοῦ εὐαγγελίου

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:20 - κατὰ τὴν ἀποκαραδοκίαν καὶ ἐλπίδα μου ὅτι ἐν οὐδενὶ αἰσχυνθήσομαι ἀλλ᾽ ἐν πάσῃ παρρησίᾳ G3954 ὡς πάντοτε καὶ νῦν μεγαλυνθήσεται Χριστὸς ἐν τῷ σώματί μου εἴτε διὰ ζωῆς εἴτε διὰ θανάτου

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:15 - ἀπεκδυσάμενος τὰς ἀρχὰς καὶ τὰς ἐξουσίας ἐδειγμάτισεν ἐν παρρησίᾳ G3954 θριαμβεύσας αὐτοὺς ἐν αὐτῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 3:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:13 - οἱ γὰρ καλῶς διακονήσαντες βαθμὸν ἑαυτοῖς καλὸν περιποιοῦνται καὶ πολλὴν παρρησίαν G3954 ἐν πίστει τῇ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Phm 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:8 - Διό πολλὴν ἐν Χριστῷ παρρησίαν G3954 ἔχων ἐπιτάσσειν σοι τὸ ἀνῆκον

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:6 - Χριστὸς δὲ ὡς υἱὸς ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ· οὗ οἶκός ἐσμεν ἡμεῖς ἐάνπερ τὴν παρρησίαν G3954 καὶ τὸ καύχημα τῆς ἐλπίδος μέχρι τέλους βεβαίαν κατάσχωμεν

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:16 - προσερχώμεθα οὖν μετὰ παρρησίας G3954 τῷ θρόνῳ τῆς χάριτος ἵνα λάβωμεν ἔλεον, καὶ χάριν εὕρωμεν εἰς εὔκαιρον βοήθειαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:19 - Ἔχοντες οὖν ἀδελφοί παρρησίαν G3954 εἰς τὴν εἴσοδον τῶν ἁγίων ἐν τῷ αἵματι Ἰησοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:35

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:35 - μὴ ἀποβάλητε οὖν τὴν παρρησίαν G3954 ὑμῶν ἥτις ἔχει μισθαποδοσίαν μεγάλην

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:28 - Καὶ νῦν τεκνία μένετε ἐν αὐτῷ ἵνα ὅταν φανερωθῇ ἔχῶμεν παρρησίαν G3954 καὶ μὴ αἰσχυνθῶμεν ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ παρουσίᾳ αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 3:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:21 - Ἀγαπητοί ἐὰν ἡ καρδία ἡμῶν μὴ καταγινώσκῃ ἡμῶν παρρησίαν G3954 ἔχομεν πρὸς τὸν θεόν

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:17 - ἐν τούτῳ τετελείωται ἡ ἀγάπη μεθ᾽ ἡμῶν ἵνα παρρησίαν G3954 ἔχωμεν ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῆς κρίσεως ὅτι καθὼς ἐκεῖνός ἐστιν καὶ ἡμεῖς ἐσμεν ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ τούτῳ

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 5:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:14 - καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ παρρησία G3954 ἣν ἔχομεν πρὸς αὐτόν ὅτι ἐάν τι αἰτώμεθα κατὰ τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ ἀκούει ἡμῶν
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