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Lexicon :: Strong's G3955 - parrēsiazomai

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παρρησιάζομαι
Transliteration
parrēsiazomai (Key)
Pronunciation
par-hray-see-ad'-zom-ahee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Middle voice from παρρησία (G3954)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:871,794

Strong’s Definitions

παῤῥησιάζομαι parrhēsiázomai, par-hray-see-ad'-zom-ahee; middle voice from G3954; to be frank in utterance, or confident in spirit and demeanor:—be (wax) bold, (preach, speak) boldly.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's G3955 in the following manner: speak boldly (4x), preach boldly (1x), be bold (1x), wax bold (1x), boldly (1x), freely (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's G3955 in the following manner: speak boldly (4x), preach boldly (1x), be bold (1x), wax bold (1x), boldly (1x), freely (1x).

  1. to use freedom in speaking, be free spoken

    1. to speak freely

  2. to grow confident, have boldness, show assurance, assume a bold bearing

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
παῤῥησιάζομαι parrhēsiázomai, par-hray-see-ad'-zom-ahee; middle voice from G3954; to be frank in utterance, or confident in spirit and demeanor:—be (wax) bold, (preach, speak) boldly.
STRONGS G3955:
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)): Acts 18:26; Acts 19:8; ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, relying on the name of Jesus, Acts 9:27, 28(29); also ἐπί τῷ κυρίῳ, Acts 14:3.
2. to grow confident, have boldness, show assurance, assume a bold bearing: εἶπεν, Acts 13:46 (R. V. spake out boldly); λαλεῖν, Acts 26:26; παρρησιάζεσθαι ἐν τίνι, in reliance on one to take courage, followed by an infinitive of the thing to be done: λαλῆσαι, Ephesians 6:20; 1 Thessalonians 2:2. (Xenophon, Demosthenes, Aeschines, Polybius, Philo, Plutarch, others; the Sept.; Sir. 6:11.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
9:27; 9:28; 13:46; 14:3; 18:26; 19:8; 26:26
Ephesians
6:20
1 Thessalonians
2:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3955 matches the Greek παρρησιάζομαι (parrēsiazomai),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the LXX Greek.

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