Quick Definition
παρρησιάζομαι v. I speak freely, boldly
Strong's Definition
middle voice from 3954; to be frank in utterance, or confident in spirit and demeanor
KJV Usage: be (wax) bold, (preach, speak) boldly
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | πᾶς + ῥῆμα
33.90 · Communication · Speak, Talk
to speak boldly, to speak openly (derivative of παρρησία ‘boldness,’ 25.158) to speak openly about something and with complete confidence In some languages the equivalent of ‘to speak boldly’ is ‘to speak regardless of who is listening’ or ‘to speak without fearing’ or ‘to speak without worrying.’
ACT 9:27 · ACT 9:28 · ACT 13:46 · ACT 14:3 · ACT 18:26 · ACT 19:8 · ACT 26:26 · EPH 6:20 · 1TH 2:2
25.159 · Attitudes and Emotions · Courage, Boldness
to be bold, to have courage to have courage or boldness in the face of danger or opposition
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
παρρησιάζομαι ; impf. ἐπαρρησιαζόμην ; 1 aor. ἐπαρρησιασάμην ; (παρρησία, α. ν.) ; ἃ depon. verb; Vulg. chiefly fiducialiter ago; to bear one’s self boldly or confidently; 1. to use freedom in speaking, be free-spoken; to speak freely ([A. V. boldly]): Acts xviii. 26; xix. 8; ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ ᾿Ιησοῦ, relying on the name of Jesus, Acts ix. 27, 28 (29) ; also ἐπὶ τῷ κυρίῳ, Acts xiv. 3. 2. to grow confident, have boldness, show assurance, assume a bold bearing: εἰπεῖν, Acts xiii. 46 [R. V. spake out boldly]; λαλεῖν, Acts xxvi. 26; παρρησ. ἔν τινι, in reliance on one to take courage, foll. by an inf. of the thing to be done: λαλῆσαι, Eph. vi. 20; 1 ΤῊ. 11. 2. (Xen., Dem., Aeschin., Polyb., Philo, Plut., al.; Sept.; Sir. vi. 11.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
παρρησιάζομαι parrēsiazomai 9x
to speak plainly, freely, boldly, and confidently, Acts 13:46; 14:3
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
παρρησιάζομαι
(< παρρησία), [in LXX: Jb 22:26 (ענג hithp.), Ps 11 (12):5 93 (94):1, Pr 20:9, Ca 8:10, Si 6:11*;]
to speak freely or boldly, be bold in speech: Ac 9:27, 28 13:46 14:3 18:26 19:8 26:26, Eph 6:20, I Th 2:2.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
παρρησιάζομαι (parrēsiazomai) — to preach boldly. παρρησι-άζομαι, future -άσομαι[LXX+5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐπαρρησιασάμην [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect (see.below): used only in Prose:—speak freely, openly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τι[Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect πεπαρρησίασμαι in active sense, ἂ γιγνώσκω πάνθ᾽ ἁπλῶς.. πεπ. [Refs 4th c.BC+] [prev. cited]; but τὰ πεπαρρησιασμένα in passive sense, free expressions, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —once in active [Refs]