excite
From LSJ
εἰ ἀποκρυπτόντων τῶν Μήδων τὸν ἥλιον ὑπὸ σκιῇ ἔσοιτο πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἡ μάχη καὶ οὐκ ἐν ἡλίῳ → if the Medes hid the sun, the battle would be to them in the shade and not in the sun
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
excite persons or feelings: P. and V. ἐγείρειν, ἐξεγείρειν, κινεῖν, V. ἐξάγειν, ὀρνύναι. Ar. and V. ζωπυρεῖν; see also encourage, rouse.
excite odium against: P. συνάγειν φθόνον (dat.).
agitate: P. and V. ἐπαίρειν, ἐξαίρειν (Plato), ἀναπτεροῦν (Plato); see agitate.
disturb: P. and V. ταράσσειν, συνταράσσειν, ἐκπλήσσω, ἐκπλήσσειν, θράσσειν (Plato but rare P.); see disturb.
excite (in a person): P. and V. ἐμβάλλειν (τί τινι), ἐντίκτειν (τί τινι) (Plato), P. ἐμποιεῖν (τί τινι), V. ἐνορνύναι (τί τινι); see engender.
