Tharreō θαρρέω
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| θαρρέω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | tharreō |
| Strong's number | G2292 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | be confident |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | 2 Corinthians (5) |
Tharreō (Greek θαρρέω, Strong's G2292) is a Greek verb meaning “be confident”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
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)
(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 the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | confident (2), bold (2), all (1), may (1), boldly (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | we are always confident (1), we are confident (1), i can have complete confidence (1), bold (1), i may not need to be (1), confidence (1) |
Topics
Verses
Every verse with Tharreō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians 5:6Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord.
- 2 Corinthians 5:8We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
- 2 Corinthians 7:16I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all things.I rejoice that I can have complete confidence in you.
- 2 Corinthians 10:1Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you: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.
- 2 Corinthians 10:2But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.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.
Hebrews
- Hebrews 13:6So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).