θαρσύνω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• θαρρῡ́νω (tharrhū́nō) — Attic

Etymology

From θάρσος (thársos, “courage”) +‎ -ῡ́νω (-ū́nō).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰar.sy̌ː.nɔː/ → /θarˈsy.no/ → /θarˈsi.no/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰar.sy̌ː.nɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰarˈsy.no/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θarˈsy.no/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θarˈsy.no/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θarˈsi.no/

Verb

θαρσῡ́νω • (tharsū́nō)

1. (transitive) to encourage, cheer, embolden
2. (intransitive) to be of good courage

Conjugation

   Present: θᾰρσῡ́νω

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	θᾰρσῡ́νω	θᾰρσῡ́νεις	θᾰρσῡ́νει	θᾰρσῡ́νετον	θᾰρσῡ́νετον	θᾰρσῡ́νομεν	θᾰρσῡ́νετε	θᾰρσῡ́νουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	θᾰρσῡ́νω	θᾰρσῡ́νῃς	θᾰρσῡ́νῃ	θᾰρσῡ́νητον	θᾰρσῡ́νητον	θᾰρσῡ́νωμεν	θᾰρσῡ́νητε	θᾰρσῡ́νωσῐ(ν)
	optative	θᾰρσῡ́νοιμῐ	θᾰρσῡ́νοις	θᾰρσῡ́νοι	θᾰρσῡ́νοιτον	θᾰρσῡνοίτην	θᾰρσῡ́νοιμεν	θᾰρσῡ́νοιτε	θᾰρσῡ́νοιεν
	imperative		θᾰ́ρσῡνε	θᾰρσῡνέτω	θᾰρσῡ́νετον	θᾰρσῡνέτων		θᾰρσῡ́νετε	θᾰρσῡνόντων
		active
infinitive		θᾰρσῡ́νειν
participle	m	θᾰρσῡ́νων
	f	θᾰρσῡ́νουσᾰ
	n	θᾰρσῦνον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: θᾰρσῡ́νεσκον (Ionic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	θᾰρσῡ́νεσκον	θᾰρσῡ́νεσκες	θᾰρσῡ́νεσκε(ν)	θᾰρσῡνέσκετον	θᾰρσῡνεσκέτην	θᾰρσῡνέσκομεν	θᾰρσῡνέσκετε	θᾰρσῡ́νεσκον
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: θᾰ́ρσῡνᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	θᾰ́ρσῡνᾰ	θᾰ́ρσῡνᾰς	θᾰ́ρσῡνε(ν)	θᾰρσῡ́νᾰτον	θᾰρσῡνᾰ́την	θᾰρσῡ́νᾰμεν	θᾰρσῡ́νᾰτε	θᾰ́ρσῡνᾰν
	subjunctive	θᾰρσῡ́νω	θᾰρσῡ́νῃς	θᾰρσῡ́νῃ	θᾰρσῡ́νητον	θᾰρσῡ́νητον	θᾰρσῡ́νωμεν	θᾰρσῡ́νητε	θᾰρσῡ́νωσῐ(ν)
	optative	θᾰρσῡ́ναιμῐ	θᾰρσῡ́νειᾰς, θᾰρσῡ́ναις	θᾰρσῡ́νειε(ν), θᾰρσῡ́ναι	θᾰρσῡ́ναιτον	θᾰρσῡναίτην	θᾰρσῡ́ναιμεν	θᾰρσῡ́ναιτε	θᾰρσῡ́νειᾰν, θᾰρσῡ́ναιεν
	imperative		θᾰ́ρσῡνον	θᾰρσῡνᾰ́τω	θᾰρσῡ́νᾰτον	θᾰρσῡνᾰ́των		θᾰρσῡ́νᾰτε	θᾰρσῡνᾰ́ντων
		active
infinitive		θᾰρσῦναι
participle	m	θᾰρσῡ́νᾱς
	f	θᾰρσῡ́νᾱσᾰ
	n	θᾰρσῦνᾰν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Further reading

• “θαρσύνω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• θαρσύνω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• θαρσύνω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “θαρσύνω”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
• “θαρσύνω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • brace idem, page 92.
  • buoy idem, page 104.
  • cheer idem, page 128.
  • cheerful idem, page 128.
  • comfort idem, page 145.
  • confirm idem, page 158.
  • console idem, page 164.
  • courage idem, page 178.
  • elate idem, page 265.
  • embolden idem, page 267.
  • encourage idem, page 271.
  • exhort idem, page 291.
  • heart idem, page 392.
  • inspirit idem, page 446.
  • keep idem, page 467.
  • nerve idem, page 556.
  • reassure idem, page 677.
  • revive idem, page 710.
  • stiffen idem, page 817.
  • stimulate idem, page 817.
  • strengthen idem, page 824.
  • take idem, page 852.