Bold, Boldness, Boldly

a later form of tharseo (see CHEER, COMFORT), is connected with thero, "to be warm" (warmth of temperament being associated with confidence); hence, "to be confident, bold, courageous;" RV, invariably, "to be of good courage;" 2Co 5:6, 2Co 5:8 (AV, "to be confident"); 2Co 7:16 (AV, "to have confidence"); 2Co 1:10-2 (AV, "to be bold"); Heb 13:6, AV, "boldly;" RV, "with good courage" (lit., "being courageous"). See COURAGE.

"to speak boldly, or freely," primarily had reference to speech (see B, below), but acquired the meaning of "being bold, or waxing bold," 1Th 2:2; in Act 13:46, RV, "spake out boldly" (the aorist participle here signifies "waxing bold"); Act 9:27, Act 9:29, "preached boldly (see also Act 18:26, Act 19:8); in Act 26:26, "speak freely." See FREELY.

signifies "to dare to do, or to bear, something terrible or difficult;" hence, "to be bold, to bear onself boldly, deal boldly;" it is translated "be bold" in 2Co 10:2, as contrasted with tharreo in verse 2Co 10:1, and the first line of verse 2, "shew courage" (see No. 1, above); in 2Co 10:12, RV, "are not bold to," for AV, "dare not make ourselves of." Tharreo denotes confidence in one's own powers, and has reference to character; tolmao denotes boldness in undertaking and has reference to manifestation (Thayer). See COURAGE, DARE.

apo (intensive), with No. 3, means "to be very bold, to speak out boldly," and is used in Rom 10:20.

from pas, "all," rhesis, "speech" (see A, No. 2), denotes (a), primarily, "freedom of speech, unreservedness of utterance," Act 4:29, Act 4:31, 2Co 3:12, 2Co 7:4, Phm 1:8; or "to speak without ambiguity, plainly," Joh 10:24; or "without figures of speech," Joh 16:25; (b) "the absence of fear in speaking boldly; hence, confidence, cheerful courage, boldness, without any connection necessarily with speech;" the RV has "boldness" in the following; Act 4:13, Eph 3:12, 1Ti 3:13, Heb 3:6, Heb 4:16, Heb 10:19, Heb 10:35, 1Jo 2:28, 1Jo 3:21, 1Jo 4:17, 1Jo 5:14; (c) the deportment by which one becomes conspicuous, Joh 7:4, Joh 11:54, acts openly, or secures publicity, Col 2:15. See CONFIDENCE, OPENLY, PLAINNESS.

the comparative degree of tolmeros, means "the more boldly," Rom 15:15; in some texts, tolmeroteron. Cp. A, No. 3. Cp. tolmetes, "presumptuous," RV, "daring," 2Pe 2:10.