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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos, “manly”) + -η (-ē, abstract noun–forming suffix). Compare ἠνορέη (ēnoréē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /an.drěː.aː/ → /anˈdri.a/ → /anˈdri.a/
Noun
ᾰ̓νδρείᾱ • (andreíā) f (genitive ᾰ̓νδρείᾱς); first declension (Attic, Koine)
- (uncountable) courage, bravery, fortitude (of men or women)
384 BCE – 322 BCE,
Aristotle,
Rhetoric 1.6.18:
- οἷον εἰ τὸ δειλοὺς εἶναι μάλιστα συμφέρει τοῖς ἐχθροῖς, δῆλον ὅτι ἀνδρεία μάλιστα ὠφέλιμον τοῖς πολίταις.
- hoîon ei tò deiloùs eînai málista sumphérei toîs ekhthroîs, dêlon hóti andreía málista ōphélimon toîs polítais.
- for example, if (our) being cowardly benefits the enemy the most, then it is clear that courage is the most beneficial to our citizens.
384 BCE – 322 BCE,
Aristotle,
Rhetoric 1.9.5:
- μέρη δὲ ἀρετῆς δικαιοσύνη, ἀνδρεία, σωφροσύνη, μεγαλοπρέπεια, μεγαλοψυχία, ἐλευθεριότης, φρόνησις, σοφία.
- mérē dè aretês dikaiosúnē, andreía, sōphrosúnē, megaloprépeia, megalopsukhía, eleutheriótēs, phrónēsis, sophía.
- Types of virtue: justice, courage, prudence, magnificence, magnanimity, liberality, discretion, wisdom.
384 BCE – 322 BCE,
Aristotle,
Rhetoric 1.9.8:
- ἀνδρεία δὲ δι’ ἣν πρακτικοί εἰσι τῶν καλῶν ἔργων ἐν τοῖς κινδύνοις
- andreía dè di’ hḕn praktikoí eisi tôn kalôn érgōn en toîs kindúnois
- courage is the thing by which they are able to perform good deeds in dangerous circumstances
497 BCE – 405 BCE,
Sophocles,
Electra 983:
- τώδ’ ἔν θ’ ἑορταῖς ἔν τε πανδήμῳ πόλει / τιμᾶν ἅπαντας οὕνεκ’ ἀνδρείας χρεών
- tṓd’ én th’ heortaîs én te pandḗmōi pólei / timân hápantas hoúnek’ andreías khreṓn
- it is necessary for all to honor these two in festivals in the entire city because of bravery
- (countable) A brave deed
428 BCE – 347 BCE,
Plato,
Laws 922a:
- τιμᾶν τοὺς ἀγαθοὺς ἄνδρας, ὅσοι σωτῆρες τῆς πόλεώς εἰσι συμπάσης εἴτε ἀνδρείαις εἴτε πολεμικαῖς μηχαναῖς
- timân toùs agathoùs ándras, hósoi sōtêres tês póleṓs eisi sumpásēs eíte andreíais eíte polemikaîs mēkhanaîs
- to honor good men, those who are saviors of the entire city, either by brave deeds or plans in war
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Further reading
- “ἀνδρεία”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἀνδρεία”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ἀνδρεία in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
- ἀνδρεία in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- boldness idem, page 88.
- bravery idem, page 94.
- courage idem, page 178.
- fortitude idem, page 340.
- gallantry idem, page 352.
- heroism idem, page 398.
- manfulness idem, page 511.
- manliness idem, page 512.
- stoutness idem, page 821.
- sturdiness idem, page 830.
- valour idem, page 943.
- “ἀνδρεία”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011