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|Definition=<span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[stir up]], [[excite]], [[urge on]], abs., θυμὸς ἐποτρύνει καὶ ἀνώγει <span class="bibl">Il. 6.439</span>, al.: c.acc. pers., <span class="bibl">Hdt.7.170</span>, al.; <b class="b3">ἐς τὸ πρόσω ἐ</b>. ib.<span class="bibl">223</span> ; ἐπὶ τὰ δεινά <span class="bibl">Th.1.84</span>(v.l.); τινὰς ἐς μάχην <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Crass.</span>23</span> ; μαχομένους <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Aem.</span>33</span> : c. inf., ἐ. τινὰ μαχέσασθαι <span class="bibl">Il.20.171</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Fract.</span>22</span> ; στείχειν <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">N.</span>9.20</span> ; μολεῖν <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">El.</span>1264</span>(lyr.); ἔρδειν ὅττι κε κεῖνος ἐποτρύνῃ καὶ ἀνώγῃ [ἔρδειν] <span class="bibl">Il.15.148</span> : c. dat. et inf., <b class="b3">ἑτάροισιν ἐποτρῦναι καὶ ἀνῶξαι..κατακῆαι</b> [[to urge]] and order them..to burn, <span class="bibl">Od.10.531</span> ; ἱππεῦσιν ἐπότρυνον..ἐλαυνέμεν <span class="bibl">Il.15.258</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">16.525</span>, <span class="bibl">Q.S.8.337</span> ; ἑτάροισιν ἐποτρύνας ἐκέλευσεν <span class="bibl">Od.2.422</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">9.488</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> c.acc. rei, <b class="b3">νῶϊν ἐποτρύνει πόλεμον</b> [[stirs up]] war [[against]] us, <span class="bibl">22.152</span> ; also πόλεμον..ἐ. γίγνεσθαι <span class="bibl">Th.7.25</span> ; <b class="b3">ἀγγελίας..ἐ. Κεφαλλήνων πολίεσσι</b> [[send urgent]] messages to the cities of the C., <span class="bibl">Od.24.355</span> ; <b class="b3">σαλπιγκταὶ ξύνοδον ἐπώτρυνον τοῖς ὁπλίταις</b> [[gave the signal for]] engagement to the men-atarms, <span class="bibl">Th.6.69</span>:—Med., <b class="b3">ἐποτρυνώμεθα πομπήν</b> [[let us urge on our]] escort, <span class="bibl">Od.8.31</span>:—Pass., [[press on]], [[hasten]], <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Th.</span>698</span>(lyr.).</span>