ἐποτρύνω

ἐποτρύνω,

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

ἐποτρύνω, antreiben, ermuntern, aufregen, θυμὸς ἐποτρύνει καὶ ἀνώγει Il. 6.439 ; ἔρδειν, ὅττι κε κεῖνος ἐποτρύνῃ καὶ ἀνώγῃ 15.148 ; ἑτάροισιν ἐποτρύνας ἐκέλευσεν Od. 2.422 ; ἑτάροισιν ἐποτρῦναι καὶ ἀνῶξαι μῆλα κατακῆαι 10.531 ; auch allein, ἱππεῦσιν ἐπότρυνον ἐλαυνέμεν ὠκέας ἵππους Il. 15.258 ; wie κελεύω konstruiert, ἑὲ δʼ αὐτὸν ἐποτρύνει μαχέσασθαι 20.171. Auch πόλεμόν τινι, Krieg gegen Einen erregen, Od. 22.152 ; πομπήν, ἀγγελίας, die Heimsendung betreiben, Botschaft schnell aussenden, 8.31, wo das med. steht, 24.355. – Aufregen, anfeuern, πολλά μιν τὰ ἐποτρύνοντα ἦν Her. 1.204, öfter ; αἰεὶ ἐς τὸ πρόσω ἐποτρύνοντες, vorwärts treiben, 7.223 ; τινὰ ἐπὶ δεινά, Jem. zu gefährlichen Unternehmungen, Thuc. 1.84 ; von den Trompetern, σαλπιγκταὶ ξύνοδον ἐπώτρυνον τοῖς ὁπλίταις, die Trompeter gaben den Schwerbewaffneten das Signal zum Angriff, 6.69 ; Plut. Πάρθοι οὐ σάλπιγξιν ἐποτρύνουσιν ἑαυτοὺς ἐς μάχην Crass. 23 ; Aem. 33 ; μὴ τοῦ σαλπιγκτοῦ ἐποτρύνοντος Luc. Navig. 30 ; ὁ δὲ καὶ ἐποτρύνει καὶ τὸν πατάξαντα ἐπαινεῖ Gymn. 4 ; – auffordern, heißen, c. inf, Pind. N. 9.20 ; Soph. El. 1264 ; καὶ τὸν ἐκεῖ πόλεμον ἔτι μᾶλλον ἐποτρύνωσι γίγνεσθαι Thuc. 7.25, die Führung des Krieges beschleunigen.
Pass. sich antreiben, eilen, ἀλλὰ σὺ μὴ ἐποτρύνου Aesch. Spt. 680. Auch = act., s. oben, Od. 8.31.

ἐποτρύνω

[ἐπ-, ἐπι- 5.]

2 sing. aor. ἐπότρυνας Od. 8.185.

3 sing. -ε Il. 15.456.

Subj. ἐποτρύνω Il. 16.525: Od. 1.89.

2 sing. -ῃς Od. 2.189.

3 sing. -ῃσι Il. 16.690: Od. 8.45. -ῃ Il. 10.130, Il. 15.148: Od. 9.139.

2 dual -ητον Il. 6.83.

3 pl. -ωσι Od. 24.355.

3 sing. opt. ἐποτρύνειε Od. 14.461, 498.

Imp. ἐπότρυνον Il. 15.258: Od. 6.36.

Pple. ἐποτρύνας Od. 2.422, Od. 9.488, Od. 10.128, Od. 11.44, etc. Indin. ἐποτρῦναι Od. 10.531.

1 pl. aor. subj. mid. ἐποτρυνώμεθα Od. 8.31.

• • 1
  • • a

      To rouse or stir to action, incite, urge, press, exhort: φάλαγγας Il. 6.83, Ὀδυσῆα Il. 8.92. Cf. Il. 10.130, Il. 15.43: Od. 1.89, Od. 5.139, Od. 8.185, Od. 14.461, Od. 17.395.

    • b

      With complementary infin.: τάφρον διαβαινέμεν Il. 12.50. Cf. Il. 13.767 = Il. 17.117 = 683, Il. 15.456, Il. 16.525, 690, Il. 17.178: Od. 8.45.

    • c

      With dat. and infin.: ἱππεῦσιν ἐλαυνέμεν ἵππους Il. 15.258. Cf. Od. 10.531.

    • d

      With acc. and infin.: ἑὲ αὐτὸν μαχέσασθαι Il. 20.171. Cf. Od. 2.189, Od. 6.36, Od. 14.498, Od. 15.73.

    • e

      With acc. of what one is urged to do: ὅττι κʼ ἐποτρύνῃ Il. 15.148.

    • f

      Absol.: εἰς ὅ κε θυμὸς ἐποτρύνῃ Od. 9.139. Cf. Il. 6.439, Il. 12.442, Il. 13.94 = 480 = Il. 17.219, Il. 15.725, Il. 17.553, Il. 20.364, 373, Il. 24.297: Od. 2.422 = Od. 15.217 = 287, Od. 7.262, Od. 9.488, 561, Od. 10.128, Od. 11.44, Od. 14.79, Od. 15.208, Od. 24.175.

  • 2

    To hasten on with, press on.

    In mid.: ἐποτρυνώμεθα πομπήν Od. 8.31.

  • 3

    To stir up (strife) against.

    With dat.: νῶϊν ἐποτρύνει πόλεμον Od. 22.152.

  • 4

    To dispatch (a message): ἀγγελίας Od. 24.355.

ἐποτρύνω

• 1urge c. acc. & inf. οὐδὲ Κρονίων οἴκοθεν μαργουμένους στείχειν ἐπώτρυν N. 9.20

ἐποτρύνω , aor. ἐπώτρῦνα: urge on, move, prompt, impel, τινά, and w. inf., rarely τινί (most of the apparent instances of the dat. depend on some other word), Il. 15.258, Od. 10.531; joined with κελεύω, ἄνωγα, Od. 2.422, Il. 10.130; often θῦμὸς ἐποτρύνει, Il. 6.439; in bad sense, ‘stirred me up,’ Od. 8.185; of things, πόλεμόν τινι, ἀγγελίᾱς πολίεσσι, Od. 22.152, Od. 24.335; mid., ἐποτρῦνώμεθα πομπήν, ‘be quick with our escort,’ Od. 8.31 (cf. act., 30).

ἐποτρύνω fut. υνῶ

• • • 1to stir up, excite, urge on, Hom., Hdt., etc.; c. inf., Il., etc.; c. dat. et inf., ἑτάροισιν ἐποτρῦναι κατακῆαι to urge them to burn, Od.
    • 2c. acc. rei, to stir up against, Od.; ἀγγελίας ἐπ. sends urgent messages, Od.; ξύνοδον ἐπώτρυνον τοῖς ὁπλίταις gave the signal for engagement to the men-at-arms, Thuc.:—Mid., ἐποτρυνώμεθα πομπήν let us urge on our escort, Od.:—Pass. to press on, hasten, Aesch.