Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon

A.“πρὸς τόλμην πεσεῖν” S.Ichn. 11 (Pap.), which is not guaranteed by the metre) only the form τόλμα^ (acc. τόλμα^ν, e. g. E.IT862) occurs in Att. and Trag., E.Andr.702, Ion 1264, Fr.426 (in E.Ion1416, ἥ γε τόλμα σου (cj. Jodrell) is the prob.l.), Th.3.82, 6.59, Pl.La.193d, R.575a, Gal.15.144, POxy.1119.8 (iii A. D.), etc.; so in Ion., Hdt. 7.135; but τόλμη (nom.) in Clitarch. 35J., acc. “τόλμην” LXX Ju.16.10(12) cod.Alex.: Dor. τόλμα_ , Pi. O.9.82, 13.11:—courage, hardihood, Pi. ll. cc., Hdt.2.121.ζ́, Trag. and Att. (v. supr.); τόλμα καλῶν courage for noble acts, Pi.N.7.59; τῶνδε τόλμαν σχεθεῖν to have courage or nerve for this business, A. Pr.16.

2. in bad sense, over-boldness, recklessness, Id.Ch.1004 (996); “πῶς οὖν . . ἐς τόδ᾽ ἂν τόλμης ἔβη;” S.OT125, cf. E.Ion1264, etc.; “τόλμης ἔργα κἀναισχυντίας” Ar.Th.702; “τ. ἀλόγιστος” Th.3.82, cf. 6.59; “τ. καὶ ἀναίδεια” Antipho 3.3.5, Is.6.46; “θρασύτης καὶ τ.” Pl.La. 197b; “τ. καὶ ἀναισχυντία” Id.Ap.38d; “ἡ ἄφρων τ.” Id.La.193d.

II. a bold or daring act, “φίλτρα τόλμης τῆσδε” A.Ch.1029; τόλμας (gen.), “ἃν ἔρεξα” E.Andr.838 (lyr.): pl., “κακὰς δὲ τόλμας μήτ᾽ ἐπισταίμην ἐγώ” S.Tr.582, cf. Aj.46; “ἀνόσιοι πληγῶν τ.” Pl.Lg.881a, cf. Ep.336d.

III. Pythag. name for 2, Anatol. ap. Theol.Ar.8. (v. Τλάω.）