verb
tharsamō
Strong’sG2293
be of good cheer
stem thars-7 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books2 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.
θαρσέω, -ῶ
(v.s. θαρρέω), [in LXX chiefly for יָרֵא, c. neg.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2293 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidthar-seh'-o
to have courage
Fromfrom G2294;
King Jamesbe of good cheer (comfort).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| tharsasōrΘάρσει | happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular | take heart | 4× |
| tharsavōrΘαρσεῖτε | happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural | take courage | 3× |
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, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tharsamō | tharsame | tharsami | tharsama | tharsamē | tharsamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | tharsasō | tharsase | tharsasi | tharsasa | tharsasē | tharsaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tharsatō | tharsate | tharsati | tharsata | tharsatē | tharsatelē |
| we 1st person plural | tharsanō | tharsane | tharsani | tharsana | tharsanē | tharsanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | tharsavō | tharsave | tharsavi | tharsava | tharsavē | tharsavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | tharsalō | tharsale | tharsali | tharsala | tharsalē | tharsalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tharsameiō | tharsameia | tharsameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | tharsaseiō | tharsaseia | tharsaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tharsateiō | tharsateia | tharsateiē |
| we 1st person plural | tharsaneiō | tharsaneia | tharsaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | tharsaveiō | tharsaveia | tharsaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | tharsaleiō | tharsaleia | tharsaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 7 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | tharsasōr4×Θάρσει | tharsasar | tharsasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tharsatōr | tharsatar | tharsatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | tharsavōr3×Θαρσεῖτε | tharsavar | tharsavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | tharsalōr | tharsalar | tharsalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tharsamoiō | tharsamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | tharsasoiō | tharsasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tharsatoiō | tharsatoia |
| we 1st person plural | tharsanoiō | tharsanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | tharsavoiō | tharsavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | tharsaloiō | tharsaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | tharsarō | tharsari | tharsara | tharsarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | tharsarōntos | tharsarintos | tharsarantos | tharsarēntos |
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
thars 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
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
tharsasōr“take heart”happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular4×
Matthew 9:2“take heart”… tan pistian autoiu legata to paralutiko; Tharsasōr, teknem; afiēkolō su tais hamartais.… Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.”
Matthew 9:22“take heart”… Iēsus strefirantos kai horarantos autan legata; Tharsasōr, thugatrar; tas pistias su sōzatē sin. …Jesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the …
Mark 10:49“take heart”… kai fōnalō ton tuflon legarōntois auto; Tharsasōr, egerasōr, fōnatō sin.… So they called the blind man. “Take courage!” they said. “Get up! He is calling for you.”
Acts 23:11… nukta epistēarantos auto tos kurios legata; Tharsasōr, hōs gar diamarturesa teim peri mu …… Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me …
tharsavōr“take courage”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural3×
Matthew 14:27… de lalata autoi tos Iēsus legarōntos; Tharsavōr, mis amō; mē fobovōr.But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be …
Mark 6:50… lalata meta autoiu, kai legatō autoi; Tharsavōr, mis amō, mē fobovōr.… But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be …
John 16:33… en to kosmo thlipsian echavō, alla tharsavōr, mis nikamē ton kosmon.… world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”