θαρσέω
tharseo
to be of good courage
Appears 7 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
θαρσέω, Att. θαρρέω (cf. pr. n. Θαρρίας IG 12.847), Aeol. part. θέρσεισα (v.l. θαρσ-) 28.3: (θάρσος):—A. to be of good courage, τεθαρσήκασι λαοί Il. 9.420, etc.; ἄνευ νοῦ, σὺν νῷ, Men. 88b; in bad sense, to be over-bold, ὕβρει θ. 2.65: μάτην θ. Tht. 189d:— Constr.: 1. abs., Il. l.c., etc.; θάρσει fear not! 4.184, Supp. 732, etc.; θαρσεῖτε ib.600,910; θάρσει, θυμέ 14; θάρρει 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. Ch. 666; κόμπασον θαρσῶν Ag. 1671, cf. Pr. 916, OC 491; θαρσέοντες πλούτου πέρι ἐρίζετε 5.49; πῖθι θαρρῶν 232; λέγε τοίνυν θαρρῶν Phdr. 243e; θαρρῶν πλείονα ἔθυεν ἢ ὀκνῶν ηὔχετο Ages. 11.2; τὸ τεθαρρηκός confidence, Fab. 26; τὸ θαρροῦν τῆς ὄψεως 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 7.50; θ. γέροντος χεῖρα Andr. 993, cf. OC 649; θάνατον Phd. 88b; τὸ τοιοῦτον σῶμα . . οἱ μὲν ἐχθροὶ θαρροῦσιν . . Phdr. 239d; θ. τὸ ἀποκρίνασθαι Euthd. 275c; οὔτε Φίλιππος ἐθάρρει τούτους οὔτε οὗτοι Φίλιππον 3.7; χωρίον Her. 1.3: c.acc. cogn., ἠλίθιον θάρρος θ. Phd. 95c; αἰσχρὰ θάρρη θ. Prt. 360b; ταὐτά τισι θ. καὶ φοβεῖσθαι HG 2.4.9; venture, θ. τὰς μάχας An. 3.2.20:—Pass., to be risked, Im. 1.17. b. c. acc. pers., also, to have confidence in, τινα Cyr. 5.5.42, 51.11. c. θ. τινί τι entrust to . . , Procl. 9. 3. c. dat., have confidence in, τεθαρσηκότες τοῖσι ὄρνισι 3.76; ἑαυτῷ 2.69c (s.v.l.); τοῖς χρήμασι PGoodsp.Cair. 15.19 (iv A.D.). 4. with Preps., θ. περί . . to be confident about . . , Aj. 793, R. 574b; ὑπὲρ ἑαυτῶν ib.566b; διά τι 3.55; ἐπί τινι 6.60; πρός τι Prt. 350b; πρὸς ἐμαυτόν in myself, Ec. 1060. 5. c. inf., believe confidently that . . , Ant. 668; also θ. ὅτι . . 1.81, etc.; θ. τὸ ἐξελέγξειν 19.3. b. c. inf., make bold, venture, Cyr. 8.8.6, Per. 22, 19.2. II. trans., inspire with confidence, [λόγοι] οἵ με θαρσοῖεν AJ 19.1.9.
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