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ἀγριαίνω

ἀγριαίνω, to be angered, provoked, chafed

ἀγριαίνω, fut. ανῶ Pl. R. 501e: aor. ἠγρίᾱνα D.C. 44.47, Ael. VH 2.13:—Pass., D.H. 9.32, Plu. Ant. 58: fut. ἀγριανθήσομαι LXX Da. 11.11: aor. ἠγριάνθην D.S. 24.1.—In Att. the Pass. was supplied by ἀγριόω (q. v.), which was rare in Act.; but the compd. Pass. ἐξαγριαίνομαι occurs in Pl. R. 336d, and the Act. ἐξαγριόω in Hdt. 6.123, E. Ph. 876, Pl. Lg. 935a.
      • 1 intr., to be or become wild, to be angered, provoked, Pl. R. 493b, etc.; τινί with one, Id. Smp. 173d; πρός τινα Porph. Abst. 3.12; of animals, Arist. HA 608b31; of rivers and the like, chafe, πρὸς τὴν πλήμμυραν . . ἀγριαίνων ὁ ποταμός Plu. Caes. 38:—Pass., D.S. l.c.; of sores, to be angry or inflamed, Aret. SD 2.11, cf. Antyll. ap. Orib. 10.13.2.
    • II causal, make angry, provoke, D.C. 44.47; of love, irritate, Ach.Tat. 2.7:—Pass., to be angered, Plu. l.c., Hierocl. in CA 10 p.434 M.; ὑπὸ τῶν δημαγωγῶν D.H. l.c.

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