Lexical Summary erethizō: to stir up Original Word: ἐρεθίζωTransliteration: erethizō Phonetic Spelling: (er-eth-id'-zo) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to stir up Meaning: to stir up Strong's Concordance provoke. From a presumed prolonged form of eris; to stimulate (especially to anger) -- provoke. see GREEK eris Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2042: ἐρεθίζωἐρεθίζω; 1 aorist ἠρεθισα; (ἐρέθω to excite); to stir up, excite, stimulate: τινα, in a good sense, 2 Corinthians 9:2; as common in Greek writings from Homer down, in a bad sense, to provoke: Colossians 3:21, where Lachmann παροργίζετε. |
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