Be confident
θαρρέωStrong’s G2293tharreō
Appears in 8 verses of the New Testament
In short
Tharreō is the Greek word usually translated “take courage”. It appears in 8 verses of the New Testament.
“And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.”
Meaning
Usually translated “take courage”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- take courage 8
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 3
- Mark 2
- Luke 1
- John 1
- Acts 1
5 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 9:22But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
- Matthew 14:27But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
- Mark 6:50For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.
- Mark 10:49And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.
- Luke 8:48And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.
- John 16:33These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Greek dictionary
θαρρέω tharreō · be confident
θαρρέω, -ῶ (later form of θαρσέω), [in LXX: Pro.1:21, Bar.4:21, 27, from LXX Bar.6:16, (17), 4Ma.13:11 4Mac 17:4 * ;] to be of good cheer or courage, to be confident: 2Co.5:6 5:8, Heb.13:6; τ. πεποιθήσει, 2Co.10:2; before εἰς, 2Co.10:1; ἐν, 2Co.7:16.† SYN.: τολμάω. "θ. has reference more to the character, τ. to its manifestation " (Thayer, see word τολμάω) (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.