ἐποτρύνω
epotryno
stir up, excite, urge on
Appears 51 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἐποτρύνω, A. stir up, excite, urge on, abs., θυμὸς ἐποτρύνει καὶ ἀνώγει Il. 6.439, al.: c.acc. pers., 7.170, al.; ἐς τὸ πρόσω ἐ. ib.223 ; ἐπὶ τὰ δεινά 1.84(v.l.); τινὰς ἐς μάχην Crass. 23 ; μαχομένους Aem. 33 : c. inf., ἐ. τινὰ μαχέσασθαι Il. 20.171, cf. Fract. 22 ; στείχειν N. 9.20 ; μολεῖν El. 1264(lyr.); ἔρδειν ὅττι κε κεῖνος ἐποτρύνῃ καὶ ἀνώγῃ [ἔρδειν] Il. 15.148 : c. dat. et inf., ἑτάροισιν ἐποτρῦναι καὶ ἀνῶξαι..κατακῆαι to urge and order them..to burn, Od. 10.531 ; ἱππεῦσιν ἐπότρυνον..ἐλαυνέμεν Il. 15.258, cf. 16.525, 8.337 ; ἑτάροισιν ἐποτρύνας ἐκέλευσεν Od. 2.422, cf. 9.488. 2. c.acc. rei, νῶϊν ἐποτρύνει πόλεμον stirs up war against us, 22.152 ; also πόλεμον..ἐ. γίγνεσθαι 7.25 ; ἀγγελίας..ἐ. Κεφαλλήνων πολίεσσι send urgent messages to the cities of the C., Od. 24.355 ; σαλπιγκταὶ ξύνοδον ἐπώτρυνον τοῖς ὁπλίταις gave the signal for engagement to the men-atarms, 6.69:—Med., ἐποτρυνώμεθα πομπήν let us urge on our escort, Od. 8.31:—Pass., press on, hasten, Th. 698(lyr.).
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