spur
From LSJ
βορβόρῳ δ' ὕδωρ λαμπρὸν μιαίνων οὔποθ' εὑρήσεις ποτόν → once limpid waters are stained with mud, you'll never find a drink
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
Lit. and Met., P. and V. κέντρον, 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.
