θαρσέω

tharseo

to be of good courage

Appears 7 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

Click a work to list every occurrence by book & line — each links into the reader.

Iliad 5
Open Iliad ›
Book 1 2
Chapter ?

185
192
Book 9 2
Chapter ?

9420
9687
Book 20 1
Chapter ?

20338
Odyssey 2
Open Odyssey ›
Book 3 2
Chapter ?

376
3252

Dictionary (LSJ)

θαρσέω, Att. θαρρέω (cf. pr. n. Θαρρίας IG 1(2).847), Aeol. part. θέρσεισα (v.l. θαρσ-) Theoc. 28.3: (θάρσος):—

to be of good courage, τεθαρσήκασι λαοί Il. 9.420, etc.; ἄνευ νοῦ, σὺν νῷ, Pl. Men. 88b; in bad sense, to be over-bold, ὕβρει θ. Th. 2.65: μάτην θ. Pl. Tht. 189d:— Constr.:

1. abs., Il. l.c., etc.; θάρσει fear not! 4.184, A. Supp. 732, etc.; θαρσεῖτε ib. 600, 910; θάρσει, θυμέ Sopat. 14; θάρρει Ar. Pl. 328, al.:—in Epitaphs, θάρσει . . οὐδεὶς ἀθάνατος CIG 5200b (Ptolemais), etc.: part. in an adverb. sense, θαρσήσας μάλα εἰπέ with good courage, Il. 1.85, cf. A. Ch. 666; κόμπασον θαρσῶν Id. Ag. 1671, cf. Pr. 916, S. OC 491; θαρσέοντες πλούτου πέρι ἐρίζετε Hdt. 5.49; πῖθι θαρρῶν Alex. 232; λέγε τοίνυν θαρρῶν Pl. Phdr. 243e; θαρρῶν πλείονα ἔθυεν ἢ ὀκνῶν ηὔχετο X. Ages. 11.2; τὸ τεθαρρηκός confidence, Plu. Fab. 26; τὸ θαρροῦν τῆς ὄψεως Id. Cat.Mi. 44: in aor., pluck up courage, καὶ τότε δὴ θάρσησε Il. 1.92.

2. c.acc., θάρσει τόνδε γʼ ἄεθλον fear not about this contest, Od. 8.197; later, feel confidence against, have no fear of, πάντα Hdt. 7.50; θ. γέροντος χεῖρα E. Andr. 993, cf. S. OC 649; θάνατον Pl. Phd. 88b; τὸ τοιοῦτον σῶμα . . οἱ μὲν ἐχθροὶ θαρροῦσιν . . Id. Phdr. 239d; θ. τὸ ἀποκρίνασθαι Id. Euthd. 275c; οὔτε Φίλιππος ἐθάρρει τούτους οὔτε οὗτοι Φίλιππον D. 3.7; χωρίον Philostr. Her. 1.3: c.acc. cogn., ἠλίθιον θάρρος θ. Pl. Phd. 95c; αἰσχρὰ θάρρη θ. Id. Prt. 360b; ταὐτά τισι θ. καὶ φοβεῖσθαι X. HG 2.4.9; venture, θ. τὰς μάχας Id. An. 3.2.20:—Pass., to be risked, Philostr. Im. 1.17.

b. c. acc. pers., also, to have confidence in, τινα X. Cyr. 5.5.42, D.C. 51.11.

c. θ. τινί τι entrust to . . , Marin. Procl. 9.

3. c. dat., have confidence in, τεθαρσηκότες τοῖσι ὄρνισι Hdt. 3.76; ἑαυτῷ Plu. Adul. 2.69c (s.v.l.); τοῖς χρήμασι PGoodsp.Cair. 15.19 (iv A.D.).

4. with Preps., θ. περί . . to be confident about . . , S. Aj. 793, Pl. R. 574b; ὑπὲρ ἑαυτῶν ib. 566b; διά τι Isoc. 3.55; ἐπί τινι Id. 6.60; πρός τι Pl. Prt. 350b; πρὸς ἐμαυτόν in myself, Ar. Ec. 1060.

5. c. inf., believe confidently that . . , S. Ant. 668; also θ. ὅτι . . Th. 1.81, etc.; θ. τὸ ἐξελέγξειν D. 19.3.

b. c. inf., make bold, venture, X. Cyr. 8.8.6, Plu. Per. 22, Ant.Lib. 19.2.

II. trans., inspire with confidence, [λόγοι] οἵ με θαρσοῖεν J. AJ 19.1.9.

‹ All lexicon entries