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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).
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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 - وَقَدْ تَحَدَّثَ عَنْ هَذَا الأَمْرِ صَرَاحَةً. فَانْتَحَى بِهِ بُطْرُسُ جَانِباً وَأَخَذَ يُوَبِّخُهُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:4 - فَلا أَحَدَ يَعْمَلُ فِي الْخَفَاءِ إِذَا كَانَ يَبْتَغِي الشُّهْرَةَ. وَمَادُمْتَ تَعْمَلُ هذِهِ الأَعْمَالَ، فَأَظْهِرْ نَفْسَكَ لِلْعَالَمِ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:13 - وَلكِنْ لَمْ يَجْرُؤْ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ عَنْهُ عَلَناً، خَوْفاً مِنَ الْيَهُودِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:26 - هَا هُوَ يَتَكَلَّمُ عَلَناً وَلا أَحَدَ يَعْتَرِضُهُ بِشَيْءٍ. تُرَى، هَلْ تَأَكَّدَ رُؤَسَاؤُنَا أَنَّهُ هُوَ الْمَسِيحُ حَقّاً؟

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:24 - فَتَجَمَّعَ حَوْلَهُ الْيَهُودُ وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «حَتَّى مَتَى تُبْقِينَا حَائِرِينَ بِشَأْنِكَ؟ إِنْ كُنْتَ أَنْتَ الْمَسِيحَ حَقّاً، فَقُلْ لَنَا صَرَاحَةً».

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:14 - عِنْدَئِذٍ قَالَ لَهُمْ صَرَاحَةً: «لِعَازَرُ قَدْ مَاتَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:54

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:54 - فَلَمْ يَعُدْ يَتَجَوَّلُ بَيْنَهُمْ جَهَاراً، بَلْ ذَهَبَ إِلَى مَدِينَةٍ اسْمُهَا أَفْرَايِمُ، تَقَعُ فِي بُقْعَةٍ قَرِيبَةٍ مِنَ الْبَرِّيَّةِ، حَيْثُ أَقَامَ مَعَ تَلامِيذِهِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:25 - ضَرَبْتُ لَكُمْ أَمْثَالاً فِي كَلامِي عَنْ هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ، وَلكِنْ سَيَأْتِي وَقْتٌ أُحَدِّثُكُمْ فِيهِ عَنِ الآبِ بِكَلامٍ صَرِيحٍ، دُونَ أَمْثَالٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:29 - فَقَالَ لَهُ تَلامِيذُهُ: «هَا أَنْتَ الآنَ تُكَلِّمُنَا كَلاماً صَرِيحاً بِغَيْرِ أَمْثَالٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:20 - فَأَجَابَهُ يَسُوعُ: «عَلَناً تَكَلَّمْتُ إِلَى الْعَالَمِ، وَدَائِماً عَلَّمْتُ فِي الْمَجْمَعِ وَالْهَيْكَلِ حَيْثُ يَجْتَمِعُ الْيَهُودُ كُلُّهُمْ، وَلَمْ أَقُلْ شَيْئاً فِي السِّرِّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:29 - أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، دَعُونِي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ صَرَاحَةً إِنَّ أَبَانَا دَاوُدَ مَاتَ وَدُفِنَ، وَقَبْرُهُ مَازَالَ عِنْدَنَا حَتَّى الْيَوْمِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:13 - فَتَعَجَّبَ الْمُجْتَمِعُونَ مِنْ جُرْأَةِ بُطْرُسَ وَيُوحَنَّا، لَمَّا عَرَفُوا أَنَّهُمَا غَيْرُ مُتَعَلِّمَيْنِ وَأَنَّهُمَا مِنْ عَامَّةِ الشَّعْبِ، فَأَدْرَكُوا أَنَّهُمَا كَانَا مَعَ يَسُوعَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:29 - وَالآنَ انْظُرْ، يَا رَبُّ، إِلَى تَهْدِيدِهِمْ، وَهَبْنَا نَحْنُ عَبِيدَكَ أَنْ نُعْلِنَ كَلامَكَ بِكُلِّ جُرْأَةٍ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:31 - وَفِيمَا هُمْ يُصَلُّونَ ارْتَجَّ الْمَكَانُ الَّذِي كَانُوا مُجْتَمِعِينَ فِيهِ، وَامْتَلأُوا جَمِيعاً بِالرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ، فَأَخَذُوا يُعْلِنُونَ كَلِمَةَ اللهِ بِكُلِّ جُرْأَةٍ!

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:31 - مُبَشِّراً بَمَلَكُوتِ اللهِ، وَمُعَلِّماً الأُمُورَ الْمُخْتَصَّةَ بِالرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ بِكُلِّ جُرْأَةٍ وَبِلا عَائِقٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:12 - فَإِذْ لَنَا هَذَا الرَّجَاءُ الْوَطِيدُ، نَعْمَلُ بِكَثِيرٍ مِنَ الْجُرْأَةِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:4 - كَبِيرَةٌ ثِقَتِي بِكُمْ، وَعَظِيمٌ افْتِخَارِي بِكُمْ. إِنِّي مُمْتَلِئٌ تَشْجِيعاً وَفَائِضٌ فَرَحاً فِي جَمِيعِ ضِيقَاتِنَا.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:12 - الَّذِي بِهِ لَنَا جُرْأَةٌ وَاقْتِرَابٌ وَاثِقٌ مِنْ جَرَّاءِ الإِيمَانِ بِهِ

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:19 - وَلأَجْلِي كَيْ أُلْهَمَ مَا أَنْطِقُ بِهِ كُلَّمَا فَتَحْتُ فَمِي لأُعْلِنَ بِجُرْأَةٍ سِرَّ الإِنْجِيلِ

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:20 - وَفْقاً لِمَا أَتَوَقَّعُهُ وَأَرْجُوهُ: أَنِّي لَنْ أَفْشَلَ فِي شَيْءٍ، بَلْ فِي كُلِّ جُرْأَةٍ وَكَمَا فِي كُلِّ حِينٍ فَكَذلِكَ الآنَ أَيْضاً، يَتَعَظَّمُ الْمَسِيحُ فِي جَسَدِي، سَوَاءٌ أَكَانَ بِالْحَيَاةِ أَمْ بِالْمَوْتِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:15 - وَإِذْ نَزَعَ سِلاحَ الرِّئَاسَاتِ وَالسُّلُطَاتِ، فَضَحَهُمْ جَهَاراً فِيهِ، وَسَاقَهُمْ فِي مَوْكِبِهِ ظَافِراً عَلَيْهِمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 3:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:13 - فَإِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَقُومُونَ بِخِدْمَةِ التَّدْبِيرِ خَيْرَ قِيَامٍ، يَكْسِبُونَ لأَنْفُسِهِمْ مَكَانَةً جَيِّدَةً، وَجُرْأَةً كَبِيرَةً فِي الإِيمَانِ الثَّابِتِ فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ!

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Unchecked Copy Box Phm 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:8 - لِذَلِكَ، فَمَعَ أَنَّ لِي كَامِلَ الْحَقِّ فِي الْمَسِيحِ أَنْ آمُرَكَ بِالْوَاجِبِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:6 - أَمَّا الْمَسِيحُ، فَهُوَ أَمِينٌ بِصِفَتِهِ ابْناً يَتَرَأَّسُ عَلَى الْبَيْتِ. وَهَذَا الْبَيْتُ هُوَ نَحْنُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، عَلَى أَنْ نَتَمَسَّكَ بِالثِّقَةِ وَالافْتِخَارِ بِرَجَائِنَا تَمَسُّكاً ثَابِتاً حَتَّى النِّهَايَةِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:16 - فَلْنَتَقَدَّمْ بِثِقَةٍ إِلَى عَرْشِ النِّعْمَةِ، لِنَنَالَ الرَّحْمَةَ وَنَجِدَ نِعْمَةً تُعِينُنَا عِنْدَ الْحَاجَةِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:19 - فَلَنَا الآنَ، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ حَقُّ التَّقَدُّمِ بِثِقَةٍ إِلَى «قُدْسِ الأَقْدَاسِ» (فِي السَّمَاءِ) بِدَمِ يَسُوعَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:35

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:35 - إِذَنْ، لَا تَتَخَلَّوْا عَنْ ثِقَتِكُمْ بِالرَّبِّ. فَإِنَّ لَهَا مُكَافَأَةً عَظِيمَةً.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:28 - وَالآنَ، أَيُّهَا الأَوْلادُ، كُونُوا ثَابِتِينَ فِي الْمَسِيحِ، حَتَّى تَكُونَ لَنَا نَحْنُ ثِقَةٌ أَمَامَهُ، وَلا نَخْجَلَ مِنْهُ، عِنْدَمَا يَعُودُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 3:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:21 - أَيُّهَا الأَحِبَّاءُ، إِذَا كَانَتْ ضَمَائِرُنَا لَا تَلُومُنَا، فَلَنَا ثِقَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ مِنْ نَحْوِ اللهِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:17 - وَتَكُونُ مَحَبَّةُ اللهِ قَدِ اكْتَمَلَتْ فِي دَاخِلِنَا حِينَ تُوَلِّدُ فِينَا ثِقَةً كَامِلَةً مِنْ جِهَةِ يَوْمِ الدَّيْنُونَةِ: لأَنَّهُ كَمَا الْمَسِيحُ، هكَذَا نَحْنُ أَيْضاً فِي هَذَا الْعَالَمِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 5:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:14 - نَحْنُ نَثِقُ بِاللهِ ثِقَةً عَظِيمَةً تُؤَكِّدُ لَنَا أَنَّهُ يَسْمَعُ لَنَا الطَّلِبَاتِ الَّتِي نَرْفَعُهَا إِلَيْهِ، إِنْ كَانَتْ مُنْسَجِمَةً مَعَ إِرَادَتِهِ.
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