Encourage
Bible Usage:
- encourage used 4 times.
- encouraged used 5 times.
- First Reference: Deuteronomy 1:38
- Last Reference: Psalms 64:5
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: No
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: No
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: No
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
- H2388 Used 4 times
ENCOUR'AGE, verb transitive enkur'rage. To give courage to; to give or increase confidence of success; to inspire with courage, spirit, or strength of mind; to embolden; to animate; to incite; to inspirit.
But charge Joshua, and encourage him. Deuteronomy 3:28.
ENCOUR'AGED, participle passive Emboldened; inspirited; animated; incited.
ENCOUR'AGEMENT, noun The act of giving courage, or confidence of success; incitement to action or to practice; incentive. We ought never to neglect the encouragement of youth in generous deeds. The praise of good men serves as an encouragement of virtue and heroism.
1. That which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, rewards, profit. A young man attempted the practice of law, but found little encouragement The fine arts find little encouragement among a rude people.
ENCOUR'AGER, noun One who encourages, incites or stimulates to action; one who supplies incitements, either by counsel, reward or means of execution.
The pope is a master of polite learning and a great encourager of arts.