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Bold man

τολμητήςStrong’s G5113

tolmētēs

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Tolmētēs is the Greek word usually translated “bold”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.”
2 Peter 2:10 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “bold”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • bold 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 2 Peter 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    τολμητής tolmētēs · bold man

    τολμητής, -οῦ, ὁ (τολμάω), a bold, daring man: 2Pe.2:10 (Thuc.).† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “bold” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    BOLD, adjective

    1. Daring; courageous; brave; intrepid; fearless; applied to men or other animals; as, bold as a lion.
    2. Requiring courage in the execution; executed with spirit or boldness; planned with courage and spirit; as a bold enterprise.
    3. Confident; not timorous.“We were bold in our God to speak to you” 1 Thessalonians 2:2
    4. In an ill sense, rude, forward, impudent.
    All definitions and other forms of “bold”
    1. Licentious; showing great liberty of fiction or expression; as, the figures of an author are bold
    2. Standing out to view; striking to the eye; as bold figures in painting, sculpture and architecture.
    3. Steep; abrupt; prominent; as a bold shore, which enters the water almost perpendicularly, so that ships can approach near to land without danger.

    BOLD, verb transitive

    To make daring. [Not used.]

      Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

      Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.