θρασύνειν
From LSJ
Ὑπὸ γὰρ λόγων ὁ νοῦς μετεωρίζεται ἐπαίρεταί τ' ἄνθρωπος → Borne up by words, the mind soars aloft, and we reach the heights (Aristophanes, Birds 1447f.)
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
cheer, embolden, encourage, nerve, assert oneself, be bold, raise spirits of (see also: θρασύνω)
Lexicon Thucydideum
confirmare, to strengthen, 1.142.8,
PASS. insolescere, to become insolent, 5.104.1.
