verb
tharramō
Greekθαρρέω (tharreō)
Strong’sG2292
I am courageous, of good cheer
stem tharr-6 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books5 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
θαρρέω, -ῶ
(later form of θαρσέω), [in LXX: Pr 1:21, Ba 4:21, 27, Da LXX 6:16 (17), IV Mac 13:11 17:4*;]
SYN.: τολμάω. "θ. has reference more to the character, τ. to its manifestation" (Thayer, s.v. τολμάω).
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2292 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidthar-hreh'-o
to exercise courage
Fromanother form for G2293;
King Jamesbe bold, X boldly, have confidence, be confident.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| tharramōθαρρῶ | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | bold | 2× |
| tharranōθαρροῦμεν | happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural | confident | 1× |
| tharraraθαρρῆσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | bold | 1× |
| tharrarōtoisΘαρροῦντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | confident | 1× |
| tharrarōtoinθαρροῦντας | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine | confidence | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tharramō2×θαρρῶ | tharrame | tharrami | tharrama | tharramē | tharramelē |
| you 2nd person singular | tharrasō | tharrase | tharrasi | tharrasa | tharrasē | tharraselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tharratō | tharrate | tharrati | tharrata | tharratē | tharratelē |
| we 1st person plural | tharranō1×θαρροῦμεν | tharrane | tharrani | tharrana | tharranē | tharranelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | tharravō | tharrave | tharravi | tharrava | tharravē | tharravelē |
| they 3rd person plural | tharralō | tharrale | tharrali | tharrala | tharralē | tharralelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tharrameiō | tharrameia | tharrameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | tharraseiō | tharraseia | tharraseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tharrateiō | tharrateia | tharrateiē |
| we 1st person plural | tharraneiō | tharraneia | tharraneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | tharraveiō | tharraveia | tharraveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | tharraleiō | tharraleia | tharraleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | tharrasōr | tharrasar | tharrasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tharratōr | tharratar | tharratēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | tharravōr | tharravar | tharravēr |
| they 3rd person plural | tharralōr | tharralar | tharralēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tharramoiō | tharramoia |
| you 2nd person singular | tharrasoiō | tharrasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tharratoiō | tharratoia |
| we 1st person plural | tharranoiō | tharranoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | tharravoiō | tharravoia |
| they 3rd person plural | tharraloiō | tharraloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | tharrarō | tharrari | tharrara1×θαρρῆσαι | tharrarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | tharrarōtos2× | tharraritos | tharraratos | tharrarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
tharr is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
tharramō“bold”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular2×
2 Corinthians 7:16“have … confidence”chairamō hoti en pante tharramō en vi.I rejoice that I can have complete confidence in you.
2 Corinthians 10:1“bold”Autos de mis Paulos parakalamō vin dia tau prautau kai epieikeiau tou Christou, hos kata prosōpem men tapeinos en vi, apeiarōtos de tharramō eis vin;Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you — I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.
tharranō“confident”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural1×
2 Corinthians 5:8“confident”tharranō de kai eudokanō mallon ekdēmara ek teu sōmeu kai endēmara pros ton kurion;We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
tharrara“bold”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
2 Corinthians 10:2“bold”demō de tem mē pareiarōtos tharrara ta pepoithēsia ha logizemō tolmara epi tinoin toin logizerōtoin nin hōs kata sarxan peripatarōtoin.I beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who presume that we live according to the flesh.
tharrarōtois“confident”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Corinthians 5:6“confident”Tharrarōtois oun pantote kai oidarētois hoti endēmarōtois en te sōme ekdēmanō apo tou kuriou,Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord.
tharrarōtoin“confidence”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine1×
Hebrews 13:6“confidence”hōste tharrarōtoin nin legarō; Kurios mi boēthos, ouk fobimi; tinem poiati mi anthrōpos?So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”