tharrheō · be confident, take courage

What it means

tharrheō (θαῤῥέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “be confident, take courage”.

Be of good courage, be confident and unafraid; also be bold toward someone.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Be firm and unafraid; dare.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• I can be confident ×1
• am bold ×1
• be bold ×1
• being of good courage ×1
• confidence ×1
• we are of good courage ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• 2 Corinthians×5
• Hebrews×1

• 2 Corinthians 5:6

  So, always being of good courage and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord

• 2 Corinthians 5:8

  and we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

• 2 Corinthians 7:16

  I rejoice that in everything I can be confident in you.

• 2 Corinthians 10:1

  Now I Paul myself appeal to you by the meekness and gentleness of the Messiah —I who am lowly face to face among you, but when absent am bold toward you!—

• 2 Corinthians 10:2

  and I beg you that when present I may not have to be bold with the confidence with which I reckon to be daring against some who reckon us as walking according to the flesh.

• Hebrews 13:6

  So we say with confidence: The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What will a human being do to me?