παρρησία, -as, 7, (πᾶν and pros; cf. ἀρρησία silence, κατάρρησις accusation, πρόρρησις prediction) ; 1. freedom in speaking, unreservedness in speech, (Kur., Plat., Dem., al.): ἡ π. τινός, Acts iv. 13; χρῆσθαι παρρησίᾳ, 2 Co. iii. 12; παρρησίᾳ adverbially,— freely: λαλεῖν, Jn. vii. 13, 26; xviii. 20 ;— openly, frankly, i. e. without concealment: Mk. viii. 32; Jn. xi. 14; — without ambiguity or cireumlocution: εἰπὲ ἡμῖν παρρησίᾳ (Philem. ed. Meineke p. 405), Jn. x. 24;— without the use of figures and comparisons, opp. to ἐν παροιμίαις : Jn. xvi. 25, and RG in 29 (where L TTr WH ἐν παρρησίᾳ); ἐν παρρησίᾳ, Sreely, Eph. vi. 19; pera παρρησίας, Acts xxviil. 31 ; εἰπεῖν, Acts ii. 29; λαλεῖν, Acts iv. 29, 31. 2. free and fearless confidence, cheerful courage, boldness, assurance, (1.Mace. iv. 18; Sap. ν. 1 ; Joseph. antt. 9, 10,4; 15, 2, 7; [οἷν W. 23]): Phil. i. 20 (opp. to αἰσχύνεσθαι, cf. Wiesinger ad loc.) ; ἐν πίστει, resting on, 1 Tim. iii. 13, cf. Huther ad loc.; ἔχειν παρρησίαν εἴς τι, Heb. x. 19; πολλή μοι (ἐστί) παρρ. πρὸς ὑμᾶς, 2 Co. vii. 4; of the confidence impelling one to do something, ἔχειν παρρ- with an infin. of the thing to be done, Philem. 8 ['Test. xii. Patr., test. Rub. 4]; of the undoubting confidence of Christians relative to their fellowship with God, Eph. iii. 12; Heb. iii. 6; x. 353 pera παρρησίας, Heb. iv. 16; ἔχειν παρρησίαν, opp: to αἰσχύνεσθαι to be covered with shame, 1 Jn. ii. 28; before the judge, 1 Jn. iv. 17; with πρὸς τὸν θεόν added, 1 Jn. 111. 215 v. 14. 3. the deportment by which one becomes conspicuous or secures publicity (Philo de victim. offer. § 12) : ἐν παρρησίᾳ, before the public, in view of all, Jn. vii. 4 (opp. to ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ) ; xi. 54 [without ἐν]; Col. 11. 15 [where cf. Bp. Lehtft.].

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freedom in speaking, boldness of speech, Acts 4:13; παρρησίᾳ, as an adv., freely, boldly, Jn. 7:13, 26; so μετὰ παρρησίας, Acts 2:29; 4:29, 31; license, authority, Phlm. 8; confidence, assurance, 2 Cor. 7:4; Eph. 3:12; Heb. 3:6; 10:19; openness, frankness, 2 Cor. 3:12; παρρησίᾳ, and ἐν παρρησίᾳ, adverbially, openly, plainly, perspicuously, unambiguously, Mk. 8:32; Jn. 10:24; publicly, before all, Jn. 7:4

παρρησία, -ας, ἡ

(< πᾶς + ῥῆσις, speech), [in LXX: Le 26:13 (μετὰ π., קוֹמְמִיּוּת), Pr 1:20 10:10, Wi 5:1, al.;]

freedom of speech, plainness, openness, freedom in speaking (Eur., Plat., al.): Ac 4:13, II Co 3:12; παρρησίᾳ, adverbially, freely, openly, plainly, Mk 8:32, Jo 7:13, 26 10:24 11:14 16:29 18:20; opp. to ἐν παροιμίαις, Jo 16:25; ἐν π., Eph 6:19; μετὰ π., Ac 2:29 4:29, 31 28:31.

In LXX (I Mac 4:18, Wi 5:1, al.), FlJ, and NT, also (from the absence of fear which accompanies freedom of speech), confidence, boldness: II Co 7:4, Phl 1:20, I Ti 3:13; ἔχειν π., Eph 3:12, Phm 8, He 3:6 10:19, 35, I Jo 2:28 3:21 4:17 5:14; μετὰ π., He 4:16; ἐν π., Col 2:15; id. (as בפרהסיא in Rabbinic lit.; v. Westc., Jo., i, 262), in public, Jo 7:4 and (without ἐν) 11:54.†

παρρησία. ‘In accordance with its etymology παρρησία is used especially of ‘‘freedom,’’ ‘‘ boldness” zz speech, but it readily passes into the more general meaning ‘‘ confidence,’’ as in Heb 38, 1 Jn 228, Job 2719, Zest. xzt. patr. Reub iv. 2. This may be illustrated from P Par 63%%! 7 (B.c. 165) καλῶς ἔχειν ὑπέλαβον ταύτην ἔτι τὴν παρησίαν (for spelling, cf. Winer-Schmiedel Gy. p. 56) ἀγαγεῖν πρός σε. P Oxy VIII. 1100!° (A.D. 206) με]τὰ παρρησίας (cf. Ac 2831), unfortunately in a broken context, and Kazse/ 1096 παρησίαν ὁμοίαν οὐκ ἔχων βροτοῖς. Cf. also Aristeas 125 συμβουλευόντων παρρησίᾳ πρὸς τὸ συμφέρον τῶν φίλων, ‘since friends unreservedly offer advice for one’s best interests ” (Thackeray). In OG/S 3231° (B C. 159-8) εὐδοκι[μη]κὼς ἐν ταῖς χρείαις ἁπάσαις κιεκ]όσμηκε τὸν αὑτοῦ [β]ίον τῆι καλλίστηι παρρησίαι. the word seems to be equivalent to ““ liberality,” and in Vett. Val. p. 63 ζωῆς καὶ θανάτου παρρησίαν ἔχοντες, the editor renders π᾿ by fotentia. See also Artem. p- 2453 μέτωπον ὑγιὲς. . . παρρησίαν καὶ εὐανδρίαν

παρρησία (parrēsia) — boldness. 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]