ΠΑΡΡΗΣΙΑΝ, παρρησιαν
PARHRĒSIAN, parhrēsian
Sounds Like: par-ray-SEE-an
Translations: boldness, confidence, frankness, freedom of speech, a boldness, a confidence
From the root: ΠΑΡΡΗΣΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the quality of speaking or acting with boldness, confidence, and frankness, often implying a lack of fear or hesitation. It can describe the freedom to speak openly, especially in public or before authorities, or a general sense of confidence and assurance. It is used here in the accusative case, indicating the direct object of a verb or the object of a preposition.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3954 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 4 Maccabees — 10:5
- Proverbs — 1:20, 13:5
- Job — 27:10
- Sirach — 25:25
- Acts of the Apostles — 4:13
- Ephesians — 3:12
- 1 Timothy — 3:13
- Philemon — 1:8
- Hebrews — 3:6, 10:19, 10:35
- 1 John — 2:28, 3:21, 4:17
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 2 — 4:52, 6:131
- Book 4 — 8:187, 8:210
- Book 5 — 1:38
- Book 7 — 1:15
- Book 9 — 10:226
- Book 11 — 3:39
- Book 15 — 2:37, 7:238
- Book 16 — 2:50, 4:101, 7:219, 8:243, 10:338, 11:378, 11:379
- Book 18 — 8:284
- Book 19 — 7:318, 7:319
Josephus' The Jewish War
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Acts — 4:13
- Ephesians — 3:12
- 1 Timothy — 3:13
- Philemon — 1:8
- Hebrews — 3:6, 10:19, 10:35
- 1 John — 2:28, 3:21, 4:17
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
- ΠΑΡΡΗΣΙΑΣ — of boldness, of confidence, of frankness, of freedom of speech, of plainness, of openness
- ΠΑΡΡΗΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΩΤΕΡΟΝ — more boldly, more frankly, more openly, more plainly
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