πρός-ρησις

πρός-ρησις, ἡ, das Anreden, Begrüßen; die Benennung

παρρησία, ας, ἡ (πᾶς, ῥῆσις; Eur., Pla.+; Stob., Flor. III 13 p. 453 H. [a collection of sayings περὶ παρρησίας]; ins, pap, LXX; TestReub 4:2; JosAs 23:10 cod. A [Bat. p. 75, 2] and Pal. 364; EpArist, Philo, Joseph.; Ath. 11, 2; loanw. in rabb.—On the spelling s. B-D-F §11, 1; Mlt-H. 101; s. also Schwyzer I 469).

① a use of speech that conceals nothing and passes over nothing, outspokenness, frankness, plainness (Demosth. 6, 31 τἀληθῆ μετὰ παρρησίας ἐρῶ πρὸς ὑμᾶς καὶ οὐκ ἀποκρύψομαι; Diod S 4, 74, 2; 12, 63, 2; Pr 1:20; a slave does not have such a privilege: Eur., Phoen. 390–92) παρρησίᾳ plainly, openly (EpArist 125) Mk 8:32; J 7:13; 10:24; 11:14; 16:25 (opp. ἐν παροιμίαις.—On the subject matter cp. Artem. 4, 71 οἱ θεοὶ πάντως μὲν ἀληθῆ λέγουσιν, ἀλλὰ ποτὲ μὲν ἁπλῶς λέγουσι, ποτὲ δὲ αἰνίσσονται=the gods always speak the truth, but sometimes directly, sometimes indirectly), 29 v.l. (opp. παροιμία); Dg 11:2. Also ἐν παρρησίᾳ J 16:29. μετὰ παρρησίας (s. Demosth. above; Ael. Aristid. 30 p. 571 D.; Appian, Bell. Civ. 3, §15 λέγω μετὰ π.; 3 Macc 4:1; 7:12; JosAs 23:10 [s. above]; Philo; Jos., Ant 6, 256) plainly, confidently Ac 2:29; μετὰ παρρησίας ἄκουε MPol 10:1. This is also the place for πολλῇ παρρησίᾳ χρώμεθα (opp. Moses’ veiling of his face) 2 Cor 3:12 (παρρησίᾳ χράομαι as Appian, Maced. 11 §3; Cass. Dio 62, 13; Philo, De Jos. 107; Jos., Ant. 2, 116).—RPope, ET 21, 1910, 236–38; HWindisch, exc. on 2 Cor 3:12.

② ‘Openness’ somet. develops into openness to the public, before whom speaking and actions take place (Philo, Spec. Leg. 1, 321 τοῖς τὰ κοινωφελῆ δρῶσιν ἔστω παρρησία) παρρησίᾳ in public, publicly J 7:26; 11:54; 18:20. δειγματίζειν ἐν παρρησίᾳ make a public example of Col 2:15. ἐν παρρησίᾳ εἶναι to be known publicly J 7:4 (opp. ἐν κρυπτῷ). This is prob. also the place for παρρησίᾳ Ac 14:19 v.l. and μετὰ πάσης παρρησίας ἀκωλύτως quite openly and unhindered 28:31. Also ἐν πάσῃ παρρησίᾳ Phil 1:20. This is prob. the place also for 2 Cor 7:4 (but sense 3 is preferred by some): I am speaking to you with great frankness (REB; i.e. without weighing every word).

③ a state of boldness and confidence, courage, confidence, boldness, fearlessness, esp. in the presence of persons of high rank.

ⓐ in association with humans (Socrat., Ep. 1, 12; Cass. Dio 62, 13; EpArist 125 παρρησίᾳ; Philo, De Jos. 107; 222, Rer. Div. Her. 5f; Jos., Ant. 9, 226; 15, 37; TestReub 4:2f. Cp. also OGI 323, 10; POxy 1100, 15; PGM 12, 187; OEger, Rechtsgeschichtliches zum NT: Rektoratsprogr. Basel 1919, 41f) Ac 4:13. Some would put πολλή μοι παρρησία πρὸς ὑμᾶς (sc. ἐστίν and cp. Diod S 14, 65, 4 πρὸς τύραννον π.) 2 Cor 7:4 here, but the context appears to favor 2 above. πολλὴν παρρησίαν ἔχων ἐπιτάσσειν σοι Phlm 8 (π. ἔχω as Dio Chrys. 26 [43], 7). ἐν παρρησίᾳ fearlessly Eph 6:19 (DSmolders, L’audace de l’apôtre: Collectanea Mechlinensia 43, ’58, 16–30; 117–33; RWild, CBQ 46, ’84, 284–98; the verb w. ἅλυσις vs. 20, cp. Paul’s situation Ac 28:30f). μετὰ παρρησίας (Aristoxenus, Fgm. 32; Appian, Bell. Civ. 5, 42 §178; Jos., Ant. 6, 256; Ps.-Clem., Hom. 1, 11; 5, 18; μετὰ π. καὶ οὐ κρύβδην Orig., C. Cels. 3, 57, 20) Ac 2:29 (cp. Chion 16, 7 H. ἀνέξῃ γὰρ μετὰ παρρησίας μοῦ λέγοντος); 4:31; 1 Cl 34:1. μετὰ παρρησίας πάσης (Jos., Ant. 16, 379) Ac 4:29; 6:10 D; 16:4 D.

ⓑ in relation to God (Job 27:10; Philo, Rer. Div. Her. 5–7; Jos., Ant. 5, 38) w. προσαγωγή Eph 3:12. Here joyousness, confidence is the result or the accompaniment of faith, as 1 Ti 3:13; Hb 10:35. W. καύχημα 3:6; 1 Cl 34:5. παρρησίαν ἔχειν πρὸς τὸν θεόν (Jos., Ant. 2, 52) 1J 3:21; cp. 5:14. μετὰ παρρησίας with joyful heart Hb 4:16; 2 Cl 15:3. ἀλήθεια ἐν παρρησίᾳ 1 Cl 35:2. ἔχοντες παρρησίαν εἰς τὴν εἴσοδον τῶν ἁγίων since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary Hb 10:19.—W. expressly forensic and eschatological coloring (as Wsd 5:1) παρρησίαν ἔχειν 1J 2:28 (opp. αἰσχύνεσθαι); 4:17.—EPeterson, Z. Bedeutungsgesch. v. π.: RSeeberg Festschr. I 1929, 283–97; WvUnnik, The Christian’s Freedom of Speech: BJRL ’62, 466–88; HCombrink, Parresia in Handelinge: GereformTT ’75, 56–63; WBeilner, ΠΑΡΡΗΣΙΑ ’79 (lit.); SMarrow, CBQ 44, ’82, 431–46; PMiguel, Parrhēsia: Dictionnaire de spiritualité 12, ’83, 260–67; also articles by DFredrickson, SWinter, AMitchell, WKlassen, in Friendship, Flattery, and Frankness of Speech ’96, 163–254; RAC VII 839–77.—DELG s.v. 2 εἴρω. M-M. EDNT. TW. Spicq. Sv.

συνεχής, ές,

A holding together:

I of Space, continuous, Parm. 8.6,25, Arist.Metaph. 1069a5, Ph. 200b18, al.; of quantity, opp. διωρισμένος, Id.Cat. 4b20;

σ. νῶτον Pl.R. 616e

; συνεχὲς ποικίλον a continuity of variety, Id.Phd. 110d;

σ. οἰκήματα Th.3.21

.

b c. dat., continuous with or contiguous to, in a line with, Hdt.4.22, E.Hipp. 226 (anap.), Arist.Mete. 339a22, Mu. 392a23, etc.: less freq. c. gen., ib. 393a29 (s. v.l.);

τομαὶ σ. ἀπὸ μιᾶς μέχρι τῶν δέκα Pl.Lg. 738a

: abs.,

σ. ἦσαν Κίλικες Plb.30.25.4

, cf. Str.11.6.2.

2 of words, etc.,

ξ. ῥῆσις Th.5.85

;

πᾶς ὁ σ. λόγος Plb.1.5.5

; τούτῳ συνάπτοντες τὸ ς. Id.3.3.2; τὸ ς. connexion of letters, Plu.Lys.19: c. dat.,

λόγος σ. τῷ νυνδὴ γενόμενος Pl.Ep. 318e

;

σκέψις σ. τοῖς πρότερον Thphr.CP 6.3.3

.

3 Math., of proportions, σ. ἀναλογία continued proportion (opp. διῃρημένη), i.e. three terms in geometrical progression, Arist.EN 1131a33, Archim.Aequil.2.9;

κατὰ τὸ σ. ἀνάλογον Id.Sph. Cyl.2.5

, etc.

b successive, of integers as terms in a series, Theol.Ar.54; of middle terms in argument, Arist.APo. 87b6.

4 of things, continuous, conjoined, Id.HA 509b13, etc.; folld. by a Prep., σ. πρός τι ib. 495b20; of substance, clinging, dense,

τὸ γλίσχρασμα [τῆς πτισάνης] λεῖον καὶ ς... ἐστι Hp.Acut.10

, cf. Gal. 6.822; ἀήρ, ἔλαιον, Plu.2.396a,696b; τὸ πυκνὸν καὶ ς. ib.701f; [

γάλα] λεῖον καὶ ὁμαλὸν καὶ σ. ἑαυτῷ Sor.1.91

.

II of Time, continuous, unintermitting, σ. πυρετός, opp. διαλείπων, Hp.Aph.3.21; sts. distd. from σύνοχος πυρετός, Anon. ap. Gal.17(1).220;

σ. καύματα καὶ πυρετούς Pl. Ti. 86a

; [ θερμότης] Thphr.Ign.33;

κίνησις Id.Lass.15

;

πόνος -έστερος Th.7.81

; πόλεμος διὰ βίου ς. Pl.Lg. 625e; συνουσία, βασιλεία, X.Smp.8.18 ([comp] Comp.), Ages.1.4;

πότοι Men.914

, cf. Sophil. 3;

σ. κακοπαθίαι OGI244.12

(Daphne, ii B.C.); σ. γίνεσθαι, πνεῖν, of winds, Arist.Mete. 362a11,26, Thphr.Vent.1;

τὸ ἀκρίτως ξ. τῆς ἁμίλλης Th.7.71

; τὸ σ. ἔργου (prob. for ἔργον) Anaxandr.63; τοῦ δήμου τὸ ς. continuous intercourse with.., Plu.Per.7; κατὰ τὸ ς. continuously, Plb. 2.2.7; consecutively, in what follows, Gal.15.116; ἐκ τούτου κατὰ τὸ ς. immediately after that, ib.902.

2 frequent, τῶν ὀρνίθων ἥκιστα σ. καὶ συνήθης [ὁ γύψ] Plu.2.286a;

λουτροῖς συνεχέσι χρῆσθαι Sor.1.65

; χάσμη ς. ib.24; - εστέρα ἔστω ἡ ἐκμύζησις ib.97.

III of persons, constant, persevering, X.Oec.21.9;

ἐν ταῖς.. πρὸς τὰ πάθη διαμάχαις Plu.2.74c

; cf. Poll.4.20, 6.147.

B Adv. σῠνεχῶς, [dialect] Ep. and [dialect] Ion. - έως (v. sub fin.):

I mostly of Time, continually, continuously, unremittingly, Hes.Th. 636, Hdt. 7.16.γ, E.IA 1008, IG12.57.54, etc.;

ξ. πολεμεῖν Th.2.1

, cf. 1.11, 5.24, Antipho 6.44;

συνεχέως αἰεί Hdt.1.67

, cf. Pl.Lg. 706a; ἀεὶ ς. ib. 807e; οἱ σ. ἐτῶν οὐκ ὀλίγων ἐφεξῆς γενόμενοι (v.l. γιν-)

λιμοί Gal.6.749

: [comp] Comp.

- έστερον A.D.Pron.65.17

: [comp] Sup.

- έστατα X.Mem.4.2.6

.

b without leaving an interval, immediately,

ἐπίθυε.., καὶ λέγε τὸν λόγον συνεχῶς τὸν τῆς ἐπικλήσεως PMag.Par.1.1865

, cf. BGU451.15 (i/ii A.D.), PFlor.332.18 (ii A.D.);

δίδοται πρὸς τὰ θανάσιμα σ. πινόμενον καὶ ἐξεμούμενον Dsc.1.30

; βδέλλας καύσας καὶ λεάνας χρῶ σ. προεκτίλας (sc. superfluous eyelashes) Aët.7.69.

c at frequent intervals,

ἵνα μὴ σ. λούηται τὸ βρέφος Sor.1.99

; μελίκρατον σ. ἐνστάζομεν ib. 123; τὰ βρέφη -έστερον ἐξερᾷ [τὸ γάλα].. ναυτιῶντα ib. 109;

ποτίζων -έστερον ἐκ διαστημάτων Gp.10.18.5

; - έστερον, = saepius, Gloss.; - έστατα, = saepissime, ib.

2 freq. with Numbers, in succession, consecutively, ὁρμαθοὺς μελῶν ἐφεξῆς τέτταρας ξ. Ar.Ra. 915; ἡμέρας ἑβδομήκοντα ξ. Th.2.75; μῆνας ὀκτὼ ς. Ephipp.5.15 (anap.); similarly, οὐ σ. ἐφεξῆς ἐν τάξει πεποιημένος [τὸν λόγον] Gal.15.496.

3 rarely of Space,

σ. εἶναι πᾶσαν οἰκουμένην Arist.Mete. 362b29

;

σ. μέχρι.. Plb.2.14.6

.

II συνεχές as Adv. freq. in [dialect] Ep., as Il.12.26; strengthd., σ. αἰεί unceasing ever, Od.9.74; also in Pi. I.4(3).65(83), Ar.Eq.21, and freq. in later [dialect] Ep., Arat.20, Call.Ap.60, etc.; also in later Prose, Luc.Somn.4, D.L.2.32, al. [

σῡνεχές Hom.

ll. cc. and

σῡνεχέως Hes.

l. c., B.5.113, metri gr.; also Theoc.20.12, A.R.1.1271.]