ΠΑΡΡΗΣΙΑΣ, παρρησιας
PARHRĒSIAS, parhrēsias
Sounds Like: par-ray-SEE-as
Translations: of boldness, of confidence, of frankness, of freedom of speech, of plainness, of openness
From the root: ΠΑΡΡΗΣΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to boldness, confidence, or frankness, particularly in speech or action. It often implies speaking freely and openly, without fear or hesitation, especially in public or before authorities. It can also denote a sense of confidence or assurance.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3954 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 34:1
Codex Sinaiticus
- Esther — 8:12s
- 1 Maccabees — 4:18
- Proverbs — 10:10
- Acts of the Apostles — 2:29, 4:29, 4:31, 28:31
- Hebrews — 4:16
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 6 — 5:88, 12:256
- Book 15 — 3:44, 7:217, 10:362
- Book 16 — 2:27, 3:81, 4:113, 8:242, 8:244, 8:245, 9:293, 11:359, 11:379
- Book 19 — 7:324
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 6:12
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Martyrdom of Polycarp — 10:1
Pseudo Clement of Rome
- Clement’s Second Letter — 15:3
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΡΡΗΣΙΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΠΑΡΡΗΣΙΑΣΤΟΝ — without boldness, without freedom of speech, unexpressed, unspoken
- ΠΑΡΡΗΣΙΑ — boldness, a boldness, confidence, a confidence, frankness, a frankness, plainness of speech, a plainness of speech, openness, an openness, courage, a courage
- ΠΑΡΡΗΣΙΑΝ — boldness, confidence, frankness, freedom of speech, a boldness, a confidence
- ΠΑΡΡΗΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΩΤΕΡΟΝ — more boldly, more frankly, more openly, more plainly
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