parrhēsiazomai · speak boldly

What it means

parrhēsiazomai (παῤῥησιάζομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “speak boldly”.

Freely and without fear.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To say things with courage and freedom, without fear.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• boldly ×4
• speaking boldly ×2
• spoke boldly ×2
• we had boldness ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Acts×7
• Ephesians×1
• 1 Thessalonians×1

• Acts 9:27

  But Barnabas took hold of him and brought him to the apostles, and he described to them how on the road he had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus.

• Acts 9:28

  And he was with them, going in and going out in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.

• Acts 13:46

  And Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you reject it and judge yourselves not worthy of eternal life, look, we are turning to the nations.

• Acts 14:3

  So they stayed a long time, speaking boldly in reliance on the Lord, who was testifying to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done through their hands.

• Acts 18:26

  And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

• Acts 19:8

  And he went into the synagogue and spoke boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading about the kingdom of God.

• Acts 26:26

  For the king knows about these things, to whom I also speak boldly; for I am not persuaded that any of these things escapes his notice, for this has not been done in a corner.

• Ephesians 6:20

  for which I am an ambassador in chains, so that in it I may speak boldly as I must speak.

• 1 Thessalonians 2:2

  but, though we had already suffered and been mistreated in Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to speak to you the good news of God in much struggle.