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θρασύνω

θρασύνω, to make bold, embolden, encourage

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θρασύνοντες present active participle masculine nominative plural, present active participle masculine vocative plural of θρασύνω

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θρᾰσύνω, (θρασύς)
  • = θαρσύνω, embolden, encourage, A. Ag. 222 (lyr.); πλήθει τὴν ἀμαθίαν θρασύνοντες lending courage to their ignorance by number, Th. 1.142.
      • 2 c. acc., boast of, τὴν ἰσηγορίαν Plb. 4.31.4.
    • II Pass. and Med., aor. 1 inf. θρασυνθῆναι A. Supp. 772; ἐθρασυνάμην Isoc. 4.12, Ph. 2.557:—to be bold, confident, take courage, A. Ag. 1188, etc.; οὐ . . ἀλόγως θρασυνόμεθα Th. 5.104; πρὶν ὅρμῳ ναῦν θρασυνθῆναι before the ship had got confidence in her moorings, A. Supp. l.c.; ἐπί τι make a bold bid for . ., Philostr. VS 2.33.2; θ. τι πρός τινα carry out a coup de main against, Aen.Tact. 9.1; more freq.,
      • 2 in bad sense, to be over-bold, over-confident, S. Ph. 1387, E. Hec. 1183, Ar. Ra. 846, D. 18.136; ἀλόγως Polystr. p.30 W.; ἐπί τινι Ar. Ach. 330; ᾐσχύνοντο ἐφʼ οἷς ἐθρασύναντο Isoc. 5.23; πρός τι Plu. An seni 2.794d, Luc. Apol. 6; ἔκ τινων Polystr. p.22 W.: c. dat., λαιμαργία ἀθεότητι θρασυνομένη Plu. Col. 2.1125a.

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