What does θαρσέω (tharséō) mean in the Bible?
θαρσέω (tharséō): Courage grounded in reassurance from authority; often Jesus' command to disciples amid fear or crisis.
Greek · G2293
θαρσέω
To have courage
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θαρσέω G2293
Pronunciation tharséō
What does θαρσέω (tharséō) mean in the Bible?
θαρσέω (tharséō): Courage grounded in reassurance from authority; often Jesus' command to disciples amid fear or crisis.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2293?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Take courage (7).
Where does θαρσέω (tharséō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 9:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (3), Mark (2), Acts (1), John (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Take courage 7× Matthew 9:2, Matthew 9:22, Matthew 14:27, Mark 6:50
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Matthew 9:2 Θάρσει to Take courage Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Matthew 9:22 Θάρσει to Take courage Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Matthew 14:27 Θαρσεῖτε to Take courage Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Mark 6:50 Θαρσεῖτε to Take courage Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Mark 10:49 Θάρσει to Take courage Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular John 16:33 θαρσεῖτε to take courage Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Acts 23:11 Θάρσει to Take courage Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 9:2
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 4
Matthew 3 Mark 2 John 1 Acts 1
Source forms
Θάρσει 4x Tharsei Matthew 9:2, Matthew 9:22, Mark 10:49, Acts 23:11
Θαρσεῖτε 2x Tharseite Matthew 14:27, Mark 6:50
θαρσεῖτε 1x tharseite John 16:33
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular 4x Matthew 9:2, Matthew 9:22, Mark 10:49, Acts 23:11
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 3x Matthew 14:27, Mark 6:50, John 16:33
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Courage grounded in reassurance from authority; often Jesus' command to disciples amid fear or crisis.
Strong's G2293
Lexical occurrences 7 verses Greek text appearances 8 times Word forms 1 form 7 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Acts 23:11-22 Source Gloss
to have courage
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Courage grounded in reassurance from authority; often Jesus' command to disciples amid fear or crisis.
(see: θαρρέω), [in LXX chiefly for יָרֵא, with neg. ;] to be of good courage: imperat., θάραει, -εῖτε, Mat.9:2, 22 14:27, Mrk.6:50 10:49, Jhn.16:33, Act.23:11.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
8 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 9:2 Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Imperative
Θάρσει, qarsei
be of good cheer
Read verse Matthew 9:22 Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Imperative
Θάρσει, qarsei
be of good cheer
Read verse Matthew 14:27 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Imperative
Θαρσεῖτε· qarseite
be of good cheer
Read verse Mark 6:50 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Imperative
Θαρσεῖτε· qarseite
be of good cheer
Read verse Mark 10:49 Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Imperative
Θάρσει· qarsei
be of good cheer
Read verse Luke 8:48 Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Imperative
Θάρσει, qarsei
be of good cheer
Read verse John 16:33 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Imperative
θαρσεῖτε, qarseite
be of good cheer
Read verse Acts 23:11 Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Imperative
Θάρσει qarsei
be of good cheer
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 7 Tenses Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Imperative command or strong request 7×
Present Active Matt 9:2 · Matt 9:22 · Mark 10:49 · Acts 23:11 · Matt 14:27 · Mark 6:50 · John 16:33 7×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 5
Voice
active 5
Mood
imperative 5
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
Be confident or courageous.
To gain confidence or boldness.
Additional Occurrences
Luke 8:40–56 θάρσει tharséō
Take courage
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 7 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
θαρσέω is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Expresses direct divine reassurance. Acts 23:11-22
Shows strengthening effect of fellowship. Acts 28:11-16
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain