encourage
From LSJ
οἴνῳ τὸν οἶνον ἐξελαύνειν → chase out the wine with wine, take a hair of the dog that bit you, try to drive out the wine with wine
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v. trans.
P. and V. θαρσύνειν, θρασύνειν, ἐπαίρειν, παρακαλεῖν, P. ἐπιρρωννύναι, παραθαρσύνειν, Ar. and P. παραμυθεῖσθαι; see exhort. Be encouraged: also P. and V. ἐξαίρεσθαι, θαρσεῖν. Cheer on: P. and V. ἐπικελεύειν, ἐγκελεύειν, ὁρμᾶν, ἐξορμᾶν, ἐποτρύνειν (Thuc.), ἐξοτρύνειν (Thuc.), P. κατεπείγειν, V. ὀτρύνειν, ἐπεγκελεύειν (Eur., Cycl.), ὀρνύναι; see urge. Help in encouraging: P. συμπαρακελεύεσθαι. Encourage one another: P. παρακελεύεσθαι. Encourage (things): P. ἐνάγειν; see promote.
