- ὀροθῦναι
- ὀροθύνω, ὀροθῦναιGrammatical information: v.Meaning: `to excite, to incite, to revive' (Il., also A. Pr. 202).Compounds: Also w. ἐξ-, ἀμφ-.Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]Etymology: Secondary formation to ἐρέθω (s.v.) for *ὀροθέω after θαρσύνω, ὀτρύνω a.o. (cf. Risch 253); not with Fraenkel Denom. 39 and Debrunner IF 21, 86 assimilated from *ἐρεθύνω. Positing a noun *ὄροθος (considered s. ἐρέθω) is superfluous.Page in Frisk: 2,424
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.
