boldness

Greek Noun Female

παρρησία, -ας, ἡ (πᾶς + ῥῆσις, speech) [in LXX; Lev.26:13 (μετὰ π, קוֺמְמִיּוּת קוֹמְמִיּוּת), Pro.1:20 10:10, Wis.5:1, al;] 1) 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 παροιμίαις, Jhn.16:25; ἐν π, Eph.6:19; μετὰ π, Act.2:29 4:29, 31 28:31 2) In LXX (1Ma.4:18, Wis.5:1, al.), FlJ, and NT, also (from the absence of fear which accompanies freedom of speech), confidence, boldness: 2Co.7:4, Php.1:20, 1Ti.3:13; ἔχειν π, Eph.3:12, Phm 8, Heb.3:6 10:19, 35, 1Jn.2:28 Jn 3:21 Jn 4:17 Jn 5:14; μετὰ π, He 416; ἐν π, Col.2:15; id. (as בפרהסיא in Rabbinic lit; see Westc, Jo, i, 262), in public, Jhn.7:4 and (without ἐν) Jhn.11:54. (AS)

boldness

Greek Noun Female

παρρησί-α, ἡ, (πᾶς, ῥῆσις) outspokenness, frankness, freedom of speech, claimed by the Athenians as their privilege, ἐλεύθεροι παρρησίᾳ θάλλοντες οἰκοῖεν πόλιν κλεινῶν Ἀθηνῶν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔχειν π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δημοκρατίας οὔσης οὐκ ἔστι π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; περὶ παρρησίας, title of work by Philodemus. 2) in bad sense, licence of tongue, ἡ εἰς τοὺς θεοὺς π. [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) freedom of action, [Refs 5th c.AD+]; π. ζωῆς καὶ θανάτου power of life and death, [Refs]; licence, permission, [Refs 6th c.AD+]; παρρησίᾳ ἐκτέμνεται τὸ δέρμα without fear, [Refs 6th c.AD+]; ἤγαγον ὑμᾶς μετὰ παρρησίας openly, [LXX] 4) liberality, lavishness, κεκόσμηκε τὸν αὑτοῦ βίον τῇ καλλίστῃ π. [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ἐπὶ τῇ. τῶν καμάτων καὶ πάσης ἐπιμελείας παρρησίᾳ [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; = copia, [Refs]

Greek

Noun Feminine

all out-spokenness, i.e. frankness, bluntness, publicity; by implication, assurance; bold (X -ly, -ness, -ness of speech), confidence, X freely, X openly, X plainly(-ness); from g3956 (πᾶς) and a derivative of g4483 (ῥέω)