ἀκονάω, (ἀκόνη)
A. sharpen, μαχαίρας
Ar. Fr. 684
; λόγχην
X. Cyr. 6.2.33
:— Med. , ἀκονᾶσθαι μαχαίρας
Id. HG 7.5.20
:— Pass. , Arist. Pr. 886b10 , Phld. Sign. 34 .
2. metaph.,spur, goad on, D. 25.46 ;provoke, γλῶσσαν ἠκονημένος
Trag.Adesp. 423
, cf. X. Oec. 21.3 , Ph. 1.469 , al., Chor. in Jahrb. 9.184 ; θυμὸν ἐπ' ἐλπίδι τινὸς ἀ.
Demad. 17
:— Pass. , Ph. 2.178 , al.