Courage:
kur'-aj: Hebrew chazaq, "to show oneself strong" (Nu 13:20; 2Sa 10:12; 1Ch 19:13; 2Ch 15:8; Ezr 10:4; Ps 27:14; 31:24; Isa 41:6); ruach, "spirit," "animus" (Jos 2:11 the King James Version); amats, "to be alert" (physically and mentally), "to be agile," "quick," "energetic" (De 31:6,7,23; Jos 1:6,9,18; 10:25; 1Ch 22:13; 28:20); lebhabh, "the heart," and figuratively, "person," "spirit" (Da 11:25); Greek tharsos, "cheer" (Ac 28:15). A virtue highly esteemed among all nations, one of the four chief "natural" (cardinal) virtues (The Wisdom of Solomon 8:7), while cowardice ranks as one of the mortal sins (Ecclesiasticus 2:12,13; Re 21:8).
A-1 | Noun | Strong's Number: g2294 | Greek: tharsos |
Courage:
akin to tharseo, "to be of good cheer," is found in Act 28:15.
B-1 | Verb | Strong's Number: g2292 | Greek: tharreo |
Courage:
is translated by some form of the verb "to be of good courage," in the RV in five of the six places where it is used: 2Cr 5:6, "being of good courage" (AV, "we are... confident"); 2Cr 5:8, "we are of good courage" (AV, "we are confident"); 2Cr 7:16, "I am of good courage" (AV, "I have confidence"); 2Cr 10:1, "I am of good courage" (AV, "I am bold"); 2Cr 10:2, "show courage" (AV, "be bold"); Hbr 13:6, "with good courage," lit., "being of good courage" (AV, "boldly").
See BOLD, CONFIDENCE.
Note: Tharreo is a later form of tharseo. Cp. tolmao, "to be bold."
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