Greek noun (feminine) · G3954
παῤῥησία
parrhesiapar-rhay-see'-ah
freedom of speech, plainness, openness, freedom in speaking (Eur., Plat., al.); In LXX
31 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: parrhēsía
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3954is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 11 of 27New Testament books
- 6spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G3954
all out-spokenness, i.e. frankness, bluntness, publicity; by implication, assurance
The King James renders it: bold (X -ly, -ness, -ness of speech), confidence, X freely, X openly, X plainly(-ness).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
parrhesia is rendered "freedom of speech, plainness, openness, freedom in speaking (Eur., Plat., al.); In LXX". It stands 31 times in the Greek text, across eleven books.
- Nine of the uses stand in John, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "freedom of speech, plainness, openness, freedom in speaking (Eur., Plat., al.)".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Mark 8:32He spoke this message quite frankly, and Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.
- The Greek text spells it six different ways.
The first use
He spoke this message quite frankly, and Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.
Mark 8:32παρρησίᾳ
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Nine of the word's thirty-one uses are in John.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: freedom of speech, plainness, openness, freedom in speaking (Eur., Plat., al.), and In LXX.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| freedom of speech, plainness, openness, freedom in speaking (Eur., Plat., al.)Act.4:13, 2Co.3:12; παρρησίᾳ, adverbially, freely, openly, plainly, Mrk.8:32, Jhn.7:13, 26 10:24 11:14 16:29 18:20; opposite to ἐν... | Tagged as
| WhereMark 8:32He spoke this message quite frankly, and Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. |
| In LXX1Ma.4:18 | Tagged as
| Where2 Corinthians 7:4Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| παῤῥησιάζομαι | parrhesiazomai | to preach boldly | Uses8 |
The words it stands beside
All 31, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
6 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- παρρησίᾳ13
- παρρησίαν10
- παρρησίας4
- παρρησία2
- παρρησίᾳ.¶1
- παρρησίας.¶1
The grammar of each form
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular14N-DSF
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular10N-ASF
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular5N-GSF
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular2N-NSF
Mark
one use
He spoke this message quite frankly, and Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.
- παρρησίᾳparresianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: openly
John
nine uses
For no one who wants to be known publicly acts in secret. Since You are doing these things, show Yourself to the world.”
- παρρησίᾳparresianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: public
Yet no one would speak publicly about Him for fear of the Jews.
- παρρησίᾳparresianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: publicly
Yet here He is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Have the rulers truly recognized that this is the Christ?
- παρρησίᾳparresianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: publicly
So the Jews gathered around Him and demanded, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
- παρρησίᾳ.¶parresianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: plainly
So Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead,
- παρρησίᾳparresianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: plainly
As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.
- παρρησίᾳparresianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: publicly
I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you this way, but will tell you plainly about the Father.
- παρρησίᾳparresianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: plainly
His disciples said, “See, now You are speaking plainly and without figures of speech.
- παρρησίᾳparresianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: openness
“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.
- παρρησίᾳparresianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: openly
Acts
five uses
Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
- παρρησίαςparresiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: freedom
When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.
- παρρησίανparresiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: boldness
And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,
- παρρησίαςparresiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: boldness
After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
- παρρησίας.¶parresiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: boldness
Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.
- παρρησίαςparresiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: boldness
2 Corinthians
two uses
Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.
- παρρησίᾳparresianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: boldness
Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy overflows.
- παρρησίαparresianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: boldness
Ephesians
two uses
In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence.
- παρρησίανparresiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: boldness
Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will boldly make known the mystery of the gospel,
- παρρησίᾳparresianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: boldness
Philippians
one use
I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
- παρρησίᾳparresianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: boldness
Colossians
one use
And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
- παρρησίᾳparresianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: public
1 Timothy
one use
For those who have served well as deacons acquire for themselves a high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
- παρρησίανparresiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: confidence
Philemon
one use
So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper,
- παρρησίανparresiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: boldness
Hebrews
four uses
But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.
- παρρησίανparresiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: confidence
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
- παρρησίαςparresiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: boldness
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
- παρρησίανparresiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: confidence
So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.
- παρρησίανparresiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: boldness
1 John
four uses
And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.
- παρρησίανparresiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: boldness
Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God,
- παρρησίανparresiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: confidence
In this way, love has been perfected among us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment; for in this world we are just like Him.
- παρρησίανparresiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: confidence
And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
- παρρησίαparresianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: confidence
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.