ὀροθύνω

orothyno

stir up, rouse, urge on

Appears 7 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 5
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Book 10 1
Chapter ?

10332
Book 13 1
Chapter ?

13351
Book 15 2
Chapter ?

15572
15595
Book 21 1
Chapter ?

21312
Odyssey 2
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Book 5 1
Chapter ?

5292
Book 18 1
Chapter ?

18407

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὀροθύνω, used by Hom. once in pres., Od. 18.407, but chiefly in Ep. impf. 3sg. ὀρόθῡνε (ν) , Il. 13.351, al.: aor. 1 ὠρόθυνα Lyc. 693 ; imper. ὀρόθυνον Il. 21.312 :—A. stir up, rouse, urge on, mostly of persons, Il. 13.351, etc.; also of things, πάντας δʼ ὀρόθυνον ἐναύλους 21.312 ; πάσας δʼ ὀρόθυνεν ἀέλλας Od. 5.292 : c. inf., urge one to do, A.R. 1.522, 1275.— Ep. word, used in Pass. by A., στάσις τʼ ἐν ἀλλήλοισιν ὠροθύνετο Pr. 202 ; and Herm. restores ὀροθύνεις (for ὀρθεῖς or ὀρθοῖς) in E. Ba. 1168 (lyr.).

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