stimulate
From LSJ
μὴ τὴν ὄψιν καλλωπίζου, ἀλλ' ἐν τοῖς ἐπιτηδεύμασιν ἴσθι καλός → Don't beautify your face, but be beautiful in your habits (Thales, in Diog. Laertius 1.37)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
encourage: P. and V. θαρσύνειν, θρασύνειν, ἐπαίρειν, P. ἐπιρρωννύναι, παροξύνειν; encourage.
cheer on: P. and V. ἐπικελεύειν, ἐγκελεύειν, ἐποτρύνειν (Thuc.), προτρέπειν (or mid.).
excite: P. and V. παρακαλεῖν, κινεῖν, Ar. and V. ζωπυρεῖν; see excite.