3955. parrésiazomai
Strong's Lexicon
parrésiazomai: To speak boldly, to be confident, to speak freely

Original Word: παρρησιάζομαι
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: parrésiazomai
Pronunciation: par-ray-see-AH-zom-ahee
Phonetic Spelling: (par-hray-see-ad'-zom-ahee)
Definition: To speak boldly, to be confident, to speak freely
Meaning: I speak freely, boldly; I am confident.

Word Origin: Derived from παρρησία (parrēsia), meaning "boldness" or "confidence."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for παρρησιάζομαι, the concept of boldness in speech can be related to Hebrew words like אָמֵץ (amats), meaning "to be strong" or "courageous," as seen in contexts like Joshua 1:9.

Usage: The verb παρρησιάζομαι (parrésiazomai) is used in the New Testament to describe the act of speaking openly, boldly, or with confidence. It often refers to the manner in which the apostles and early Christians proclaimed the gospel, undeterred by opposition or fear. This boldness is rooted in the assurance of faith and the empowerment of the Holy Spirit.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, public speaking was a valued skill, and the ability to speak boldly and persuasively was highly regarded. For early Christians, this boldness was not merely a rhetorical skill but a divine enablement to proclaim the truth of the gospel in the face of persecution and societal pressure. The concept of boldness in speech was countercultural, as it often challenged the prevailing religious and social norms.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 3955 parrhēsiázomai – speaking boldly, "derived from pan (3956/pás and rhēsis (4483/rhéō hence, bold 'speaking out, of every word' " (WS, 933). See 3954 (parrēsia).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from parrésia
Definition
to speak freely or boldly
NASB Translation
confidence (1), had the boldness (1), speak out boldly (1), speak boldly (1), speaking out boldly (2), speaking boldly (1), spoke out boldly (1), spoken out boldly (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3955: παρρησιάζομαι

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.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
speak boldly.

Middle voice from parrhesia; to be frank in utterance, or confident in spirit and demeanor -- be (wax) bold, (preach, speak) boldly.

see GREEK parrhesia

Forms and Transliterations
επαρρησιαζετο επαρρησιάζετο ἐπαρρησιάζετο επαρρησιασαμεθα επαρρησιασάμεθα ἐπαρρησιασάμεθα επαρρησιασατο επαρρησιάσατο ἐπαρρησιάσατο παρρησιαζεσθαι παρρησιάζεσθαι παρρησιαζομένης παρρησιαζομενοι παρρησιαζόμενοι παρρησιαζομενος παρρησιαζόμενος παρρησιασαμενοι παρρησιασάμενοι παρρησιασάμενοί παρρήσιασεται παρρησιασθήση παρρησιάσομαι παρρησιασωμαι παρρησιάσωμαι παρωμίδας eparresiasametha eparresiasámetha eparrēsiasametha eparrēsiasámetha eparresiasato eparresiásato eparrēsiasato eparrēsiásato eparresiazeto eparresiázeto eparrēsiazeto eparrēsiázeto parresiasamenoi parresiasámenoí parrēsiasamenoi parrēsiasámenoí parresiasomai parresiásomai parrēsiasōmai parrēsiásōmai parresiazesthai parresiázesthai parrēsiazesthai parrēsiázesthai parresiazomenoi parresiazómenoi parrēsiazomenoi parrēsiazómenoi parresiazomenos parresiazómenos parrēsiazomenos parrēsiazómenos
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Acts 9:27 V-AIM-3S
GRK: ἐν Δαμασκῷ ἐπαρρησιάσατο ἐν τῷ
NAS: at Damascus he had spoken out boldly in the name
KJV: how he had preached boldly at
INT: in Damascus he spoke bodly in the

Acts 9:28 V-PPM/P-NMS
GRK: εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ παρρησιαζόμενος ἐν τῷ
NAS: in Jerusalem, speaking out boldly in the name
INT: in Jerusalem speaking boldly in the

Acts 13:46 V-APM-NMP
GRK: παρρησιασάμενοί τε ὁ
NAS: and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said,
KJV: Barnabas waxed bold, and said,
INT: having spoken boldly also

Acts 14:3 V-PPM/P-NMP
GRK: χρόνον διέτριψαν παρρησιαζόμενοι ἐπὶ τῷ
NAS: time [there] speaking boldly [with reliance] upon the Lord,
KJV: abode they speaking boldly in
INT: time they stayed speaking boldly for the

Acts 18:26 V-PNM/P
GRK: τε ἤρξατο παρρησιάζεσθαι ἐν τῇ
NAS: and he began to speak out boldly in the synagogue.
KJV: began to speak boldly in
INT: moreover began to speak boldly in the

Acts 19:8 V-IIM/P-3S
GRK: τὴν συναγωγὴν ἐπαρρησιάζετο ἐπὶ μῆνας
NAS: the synagogue and continued speaking out boldly for three
KJV: the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space
INT: the synagogue he spoke boldly for months

Acts 26:26 V-PPM/P-NMS
GRK: ὃν καὶ παρρησιαζόμενος λαλῶ λανθάνειν
NAS: to him also with confidence, since
KJV: I speak freely: for
INT: whom also using boldness I speak hidden from

Ephesians 6:20 V-ASM-1S
GRK: ἐν αὐτῷ παρρησιάσωμαι ὡς δεῖ
NAS: in chains; that in [proclaiming] it I may speak boldly, as I ought
KJV: that therein I may speak boldly, as I
INT: in it I might be bold as it behoves

1 Thessalonians 2:2 V-AIM-1P
GRK: ἐν Φιλίπποις ἐπαρρησιασάμεθα ἐν τῷ
NAS: as you know, we had the boldness in our God
KJV: at Philippi, we were bold in our
INT: at Philippi we were bold in the

Strong's Greek 3955
9 Occurrences


ἐπαρρησιασάμεθα — 1 Occ.
ἐπαρρησιάσατο — 1 Occ.
ἐπαρρησιάζετο — 1 Occ.
παρρησιασάμενοί — 1 Occ.
παρρησιάσωμαι — 1 Occ.
παρρησιάζεσθαι — 1 Occ.
παρρησιαζόμενοι — 1 Occ.
παρρησιαζόμενος — 2 Occ.

















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