ἐπεγείρω

epegeiro

awaken, rouse up

Appears 6 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 2
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Book II 1
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657d6
Book IX 1
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854a7
Clitophon 1
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408c3
Meno 1
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86a7
Philebus 1
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36d4
Republic 1
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Book V 1
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450b1

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπεγείρω, A. awaken, rouse up, τινά Od. 22.431, Thgn. 469, Ar. Av. 83:—Pass., to be roused from sleep, wake up, Hom., only in aor. forms ἐπέγρετο, ἐπεγρόμενος, Il. 10.124, 14,256, Od. 20.57; μέχρι ἐπέγρωνται Hp. Morb.Sacr. 1; φεύγετε . . ἄνδρʼ ἐπεγειρόμενον E. HF 1083 (anap.); δόξαι, αἳ ἐρωτήσει ἐπεγερθεῖσαι ἐπιστῆμαι γίγνονται Pl. Men. 86a: pf. ἐπήγερται is dub. l. in Luc. Zeux. 4. II. metaph., awaken, excite, πόλεμον εὕδοντʼ Sol. 4.19; διωγμόν Act.Ap. 13.50; τὸ πάλαι κείμενον κακόν S. OC 510 (lyr.); ἐπὶ . . θρῆνον ἐ. ib.1778 (anap.); ὅσον ἑσμὸν λόγων ἐπεγείρετε Pl. R. 450b; stir up, τὸ Ἑλληνικόν Hdt. 7.139; τὰς ψυχάς Act.Ap. 14.2; ἡμᾶς εἰς τὴν νεότητα μνήμῃ ἐ. Pl. Lg. 657d; τοῦ ἐπεγείροντος ὥσπερ μύωπος δεήσει Socr. Ep. 1.6:—Pass., ἐπηγέρθη [ἡ Ταλθυβίου μῆνις] Hdt. 7.137; ἐπηγείροντο ταῖς ψυχαῖς D.S. 14.52. III. erect, raise, τὰς ἀκάνθας -ων erecting his prickles, like certain fish when irritated, Com.Adesp. 1338 ( = [S.]Fr. 1121); ὅταν ἐπεγερθῶσιν φλύκταιναι Philum. Ven. 17.5.

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