verb
tharramō
Strong’sG2292
I am courageous, of good cheer
stem tharr-6 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books5 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Attic dialect θαρρέω (compare proper name Θαρρίας Refsparticiple θέρσεισα (variant{θαρσ-}) Refs 3rd c.BC+: (θάρσος):—to be of good courage, τεθαρσήκασι λαοί Refs 8th c.BC+; ἄνευ νοῦ, σὺν νῷ, Refs 5th c.BC+; in bad sense, to be over-bold, ὕβρει θ. Refs 5th c.BC+ — Constr.:
1 absolutely, Il.[same place], etc.; θάρσει fear not! Refs 4th c.BC+; θάρσει, θυμέ Refs 5th c.BC+participle in an adverbial sense, θαρσήσας μάλα εἰπέ with good courage, Refs 8th c.BC+; τὸ τεθαρρηκός confidence, Refs 1st c.AD+: in aorist, pluck up courage, καὶ τότε δὴ θάρσησε Refs 8th c.BC+
2 c.accusative, θάρσει τόνδε γ᾽ ἄεθλον fear not about this contest, Refs 8th c.BC+; later, feelconfidence against, have no fear of, πάντα Refs 5th c.BC+; αἰσχρὰ θάρρη θ. Refs 5th c.BC+; venture, θ. τὰς μάχας Refs:—passive, to be risked, Refs 2nd c.AD+
2.b with accusative person, also, to have confidence in, τινα Refs 5th c.BC+
2.c θ. τινί τι entrust to.., Refs 5th c.AD+
3 with dative, have confidence in, τεθαρσηκότες τοῖσι ὄρνισι Refs 5th c.BC+
4 with Preps., θ. περί.. to be confident about.., Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑπὲρ ἑαυτῶνRefs 5th c.BC+; πρὸς ἐμαυτόν in myself, Refs 5th c.BC+
5 with infinitive, believe confidently that.. , Refs 5th c.BC+
5.b with infinitive, make bold, venture,Refs 5th c.BC+
II transitive, inspire with confidence, [λόγοι] οἵ με θαρσοῖεν Refs 1st c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| 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× |
| tharrarōntoisΘαρροῦντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | confident | 1× |
| tharrarōntoinθαρροῦντας | 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 | tharrarōntos2× | tharrarintos | tharrarantos | tharrarēntos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
tharramō“bold”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular2×
2 Corinthians 7:16chairamō hoti en pante tharramō en vi.I rejoice that I can have complete confidence in you.
2 Corinthians 10:1… men tapeinos en vi, apeiarōntos de tharramō eis vin;… face to face with you, but bold when away.
tharranō“confident”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural1×
2 Corinthians 5:8tharranō de kai eudokanō mallon ekdēmara ek …We are confident, then, and would prefer to be …
tharrara“bold”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
2 Corinthians 10:2domō de tem mē pareiarōntos tharrara ta pepoithēsia ha logizomō tolmara epi …… may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who …
tharrarōntois“confident”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Corinthians 5:6Tharrarōntois oun pantote kai oidarēntois hoti endēmarōntois …Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we …
tharrarōntoin“confidence”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine1×
Hebrews 13:6hōste tharrarōntoin nin legarō; Kurios mi boēthos, ouk …So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I …