spur

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substantive

Lit. and Met., P. and V. κέντρον, τό.

of a cock: Ar. πλῆκτρον, τό.

reproaches are as a spur to the wise: V. ὀνείδη τοῖς σώφροσιν ἀντίκεντρα γίγνεται (Aesch., Eumenides 136).

on the spur of the moment: P. ἀπὸ βραχείας διανοίας; see off-hand.

verb transitive

Lit. and Met., P. and V. κεντεῖν, P. κεντρίζειν (Xen.).

urge on: P. and V. ἐπικελεύειν, ἐγκελεύειν, ἐποτρύνειν; see urge on.