Strong's #3955: parrhesiazomai (pronounced par-hray-see-ad'-zom-ahee)

middle voice from 3954; to be frank in utterance, or confident in spirit and demeanor:--be (wax) bold, (preach, speak) boldly.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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parrhēsiazomai

1) to use freedom in speaking, be free spoken

1a) to speak freely

2) to grow confident, have boldness, show assurance, assume a bold bearing

Part of Speech: verb

Relation: middle voice from G3954

Citing in TDNT: 5:871, 794

Usage:

This word is used 10 times:

 

Acts 9:27: "he had spoken to him, and how"
Acts 9:27: "he had spoken to him, and how"
Acts 9:29: "And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus,"
Acts 13:46: "Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the"
Acts 14:3: "therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which"
Acts 18:26: "And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue:"
Acts 19:8: "into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing"
Acts 26:26: "whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none"
Ephesians 6:20: "bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought"
1 Thessalonians 2:2: "ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak"