Dictionary entry

ἐρεθίζω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἐρεθίζω

[in LXX: Da LXX 11:10, 25 (גָּרָה hithp.), I Mac 15:40, II Mac 14:17, etc.;]

1. to stir up, provoke (as in cl.): Col 3:21.

2. In good sense (cf. ἐρεθισμός, excitement in MGr.), to stir up, stimulate: II Co 9:2.†