ἐπ-οτρυ?νω , aor. ἐπώτρυ_να: urge on, move, prompt,
impel, τινά, and w. inf.,
rarely τινί (most of the apparent
instances of the dat. depend on some other word), Il. 15.258, Od.
10.531; joined with κελεύω, ἄνωγα, Β
422, Il. 10.130; often
θυ_μὸς ἐποτρυ?νει, Il. 6.439; in bad sense,
‘stirred me up,’ Od.
8.185; of things, πόλεμόν τινι,
ἀγγελία_ς πολίεσσι, χ 152, Od.
24.335; mid., ἐποτρυ_νώμεθα
πομπήν, ‘be quick with our escort,’
Od. 8.31 (cf. act., 30).
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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