θρᾰσύνω, (θρασύς)
A.
= θαρσύνω ,embolden, encourage, A. Ag. 222 (lyr.);πλήθει τὴν ἀμαθίαν θρασύνοντες lending courage totheir ignorance by number, Th. 1.142 .
2. c. acc.,boast of, τὴν ἰσηγορίαν
Plb. 4.31.4
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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 θρασυνθῆναιbefore the shiphad got confidence inher moorings, A. Supp. l.c.;ἐπί τι make a bold bidfor . . , Philostr. VS 2.33.2 ;θ. τι πρός τινα carry out a coup de mainagainst, Aen.Tact. 9.1 ; more freq.,