παῤῥησιάζομαιparrhēsiázomai
to be frank in utterance, or confident in spirit and demeanor
Greek (New Testament) · G3955
Meanings
to speak freely or boldly, be bold in speech: Acts 9:27, Acts 9:28, Acts 13:46, Acts 14:3, Acts 18:26, Acts 19:8, Acts 26:26, Ephesians 6:20, 1 Thessalonians 2:2.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Acts 9:27 Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and told them how Saul had seen the Lord on the way to Damascus and how the Lord had spoken to Saul. He also told them that Saul had preached boldly in the name of Jesus in Damascus.
- Acts 13:46 Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and declared, “It was necessary that we first preach the word of God to you Jews. But since you have rejected it and judged yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we will offer it to the Gentiles.
- Acts 14:3 But the apostles stayed there a long time, preaching boldly about the grace of the Lord. And the Lord proved their message was true by giving them power to do miraculous signs and wonders.
- Acts 18:26 When Priscilla and Aquila heard him preaching boldly in the synagogue, they took him aside and explained the way of God even more accurately.
- Acts 19:8 Then Paul went to the synagogue and preached boldly for the next three months, arguing persuasively about the Kingdom of God.
- Acts 26:26 And King Agrippa knows about these things. I speak boldly, for I am sure these events are all familiar to him, for they were not done in a corner!
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.