Greek · G5111 · unreviewed

τολμάω

Be bold

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τολμάω G5111

Pronunciation tolmáō

What does τολμάω (tolmáō) mean in the Bible?

τολμάω (tolmáō) is a Greek word meaning "be bold". τολμάω, -ῶ [in LXX: Job.

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Meaning

be bold

Extended definition

Bold action despite fear or risk; courage to dare do something difficult or dangerous

to have courage, to venture, dare, be bold: absol, 2Co.11:21; before ἐπί, 2Co.10:2; with inf. (Bl., § 69, 4), Mat.22:46, Mrk.12:34, Luk.20:40, Jhn.21:12, Act.5:13 7:32, Rom.15:18, 1Co.6:1, 2Co.10:12, Php.1:14, Ju 9; to submit to (in cl. usually absol. in this sense), Rom.5:7 (see Field, Notes, 155); τολμήσας εἰσῆλθεν, took courage and went in (see Field, op. cit., 44), Mrk.15:43 (cf. ἀπο-τολμάω).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses

Imperfect Aorist Present Future

Voices

Active

Indicative states a fact or reality 12×

Imperfect Active Mark 12:34 · John 21:12 · Acts 5:13 · Acts 7:32 · Luke 20:40 5×

Present Active Rom 5:7 · 1 Cor 6:1 · 2 Cor 10:12 · 2 Cor 11:21 4×

Aorist Active Matt 22:46 · Jude 1:9 2×

Future Active Rom 15:18 1×

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×

Aorist Active Mark 15:43 1×

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×

Aorist Active 2 Cor 10:2 1×

Present Active Phil 1:14 1×

Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×

Present Active 2 Cor 11:21 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 16 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 2 ongoing 4 prospective 1 background 5 subjunctive 1 infinitive 2 participle 1

Tense

present 6 imperfect 5 aorist 4 future 1

Voice

active 16

Mood

indicative 12 infinitive 2 subjunctive 1 participle 1

NT Occurrences

Matthew 22:46 ἐτόλμησέν aorist active indicative completed Mark 12:34 ἐτόλμα imperfect active indicative background Mark 15:43 τολμήσας aorist active participle participle Luke 20:40 ἐτόλμων imperfect active indicative background John 21:12 ἐτόλμα imperfect active indicative background Acts 5:13 ἐτόλμα imperfect active indicative background Acts 7:32 ἐτόλμα imperfect active indicative background Romans 5:7 τολμᾷ present active indicative ongoing Romans 15:18 τολμήσω future active indicative prospective 1 Corinthians 6:1 Τολμᾷ present active indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 10:12 τολμῶμεν present active indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 10:2 τολμῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive 2 Corinthians 11:21 τολμᾷ present active subjunctive subjunctive 2 Corinthians 11:21 τολμῶ present active indicative ongoing Philippians 1:14 τολμᾶν present active infinitive infinitive Jude 1:9 ἐτόλμησεν aorist active indicative completed

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

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Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

1 Corinthians 6:1 dare tolmáō Indicative · Present Active

To have boldness or audacity to take legal action against fellow believers

Philippians 1:14 dare tolmáō

To have courage or boldness in speaking God's word without fear despite circumstances

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Matthew 22 — The Wedding Banquet, the King’s Invitation, and the Messiah Who Is David’s Lord

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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