encourage

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb transitive

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 (Euripides, Cyclops), ὀρνύναι; see urge.

help in encouraging: P. συμπαρακελεύεσθαι.

encourage one another: P. παρακελεύεσθαι.

encourage (things): P. ἐνάγειν; see promote.