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schüren

From LSJ

Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil

Plato, Laws, 626e

German > Latin

schüren, das Feuer, ignem excitare: wieder, ignem reficere. – Bildl., das Feuer sch., velut materiem igni praebere: das Feuer (des Hasses) gegen jmd. schüren, flammam invidiae adicere (z.B. durch ein Edikt, edicto); novam flammam alcis invidiae adicere.