Courage/confidence
θάρσοςStrong’s G2294tharsos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Tharsos is the Greek word usually translated “courage”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.”
Meaning
Usually translated “courage”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- courage 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
θάρσος tharsos · courage/confidence
1. courage, boldness , (Homer), attic; θ. τινός courage to do a thing, (Aeschulus Tragicus) 2. that which gives courage , θάρση grounds of confidence , (Euripides) 3. in bad sense, audacity , (Iliad by Homer): compare θράσος. (ML)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “courage” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
COURAGE, noun
[Latin, the heart.]
Bravery; intrepidity; that quality of mind which enables men to encounter danger and difficulties with firmness, or without fear or depression of spirits; valor; boldness; resolution. It is a constituent part of fortitude; but fortitude implies patience to bear continued suffering.
- “Be strong and of good courage” Deuteronomy 31:6
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.