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τὸ μὴ γενέσθαι κρεῖσσον ἢ φῦναι βροτοῖς → not existing is better for mortals than being born, not to be born is better than life for mortals

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Transliteration A: thrásos Transliteration B: thrasos Transliteration C: thrasos Beta Code: qra/sos

English (LSJ)

[ᾰ], εος, τό, (qrasu/s)

   A = θάρσος (q.v.), courage, Il.14.416, A. Pers.394, E.Med.469, Ar.Lys.545 (lyr.); θ. πολέμων courage in war, Pi.P.2.63; θράσει boldly, B.16.63; but more freq. ἰσχύος θ. confidence in strength, S.Ph.104.    II in bad sense, over-boldness, rashness, insolence, ἐς τοῦτο θράσεος (v.l. θάρσεος) ἀνήκει Hdt.7.9.γ', cf. A.Pr.42, D.21.194, etc.; παμμάχῳ θράσει βρύων A.Ag.169(lyr.), cf. Pers.831; προβᾶσ' ἐπ' ἔσχατον θράσους S.Ant.853(lyr.); τόλμαις καὶ φρενῶν θράσει Id.Aj.46; πεπύργωσαι θράσει E.Or.1568; πανουργίᾳ τε καὶ θράσει Ar. Eq.331, cf. 637; θράσει ἀπίστῳ ἐπαιρόμενος Th.1.120; τοῦ θράσους ἐπισχεῖν τινα Pl.Hp.Ma.298a; τὸ τὴν τοῦ βελτίονος δόξαν μὴ φοβεῖσθαι διὰ θράσος Id.Lg.701b; ἀναίδεια καὶ θ. Aeschin.1.189; opp. αἰδώς, Arist.Cael.291b26; θράσος μὲν γάρ ἐστιν ἄλογος ὁρμή, θάρσος δὲ ἔλλογος ὁρμή Ammon.Diff.p.71 V.; οἷον πέπονθε τὸ θάρσος πρὸς τὸ θράσος Arist.EE1234b12, cf. Eus.Mynd.56, Luc.Musc.Enc.5.—This distn. holds good in Att. Prose: θάρσος is not found in Com.; θαρσύνω and θρασύνω are used indifferently; θρασέω and θαρσύς are not found; cf. θρασύς fin., θρασύτης.