θρασύς

English (LSJ)

εῖα, ύ, fem. θρασέα, metri gr., Philem.20 (s.v.l.):—

   A bold, chiefly of persons, Il.8.89, etc.; also θ. πόλεμος 6.254, 10.28, Od.4.146; θρασειάων ἀπὸ χειρῶν 5.434, Il.17.662, al.; θ. καρδία Pi.P.10.44; πούς Ar.Ra.330(lyr.); ἐν τῷ ἔργῳ ἔργῳ θρασύς Hdt.7.49; ἡ ἐλπὶς θρασεῖα τοῦ μέλλοντος full of confidence, Th.7.77; θρασὺς τὸ ἦθος Arist.Pol.1315a11.    2 more freq. in bad sense, over-bold, rash, σὺν δ' ὁ θ. εἵπετ' Ὀδυσσεύς Od.10.436 (Sch. προπετής) ; Γοργόνες Pi.P.12.7; audacious, arrogant, insolent, A.Pr.180 (lyr.), Ar.Nu.445 (anap.), etc.; Ἄρης . . πρὸς ἀλλήλους θ., of civil war, A.Eu.863; γλώσσῃ θ. S.Aj.1142; ἐν τοῖς λόγοις Id.Ph.1307; ἐπὶ τῶν λόγων D.Prooem.32; ἀνομίᾳ θ. E.IT 275; πονηρὸς εἶ καὶ θ. Ar.Eq.181; θρασεῖς καὶ ἄδικοι καὶ ὑβρισταί Pl.Lg. 630b; ἀλαζὼν ὁ θ. καὶ προσποιητικὸς ἀνδρείας Arist.EN1115b29; [ὅμοιόν τι ἔχει] ὁ θ. τῷ θαρραλέῳ ib.1151b7; τὸ μὴ θ. modesty, A.Supp.197: Comp. -ύτερος Pl.La.184b, Phld.Lib.p.61 O.: Sup. -ύτατος Isoc.12.133, etc.    II of things, to be ventured, c. inf., θρασύ μοι τόδ' εἰπεῖν this I am bold to say, Pi.N.7.50; οὐκ ἆρ' ἐκείνῳ γ' οὐδὲ προσμεῖξαι θρασύ; S.Ph.106.    III Adv. -έως Ar.V.1031, etc.: Aeol. θροσέως Jo.Gramm. Comp.2.1: Comp. θρασύτερον too boldly, Th.8.103; -τέρως Phalar.Ep.34: Sup. θρασύτατα Th.8.84 and (with v.l. -άτως) D.S.17.44: neut. as Adv., ἀναιδὲς καὶ θρασὺ βλέπειν Cratin.24 D. (I.-E. dhers- in θέρσος (older than θάρσος and θράσος), dhṛs- in θρασύς, Skt. dhṛ[snull ]ṇú- 'bold', cf. Engl. dare, durst.)