θρασύνειν
From LSJ
Τὰς γὰρ ἡδονὰς ὅταν προδῶσιν ἄνδρες, οὐ τίθημ' ἐγὼ ζῆν τοῦτον, ἀλλ' ἔμψυχον ἡγοῦμαι νεκρόν → But when people lose their pleasures, I do not consider this life – rather, it is just a corpse with a soul
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
cheer, embolden, encourage, nerve, assert oneself, be bold, raise spirits of (see also: θρασύνω)