:— Med. or Pass. , only inpres.andimpf.(v. infr.): poet. Verb, the compd.ἐπ-οτρύνωbeing used in Prose: (v. sub fin.):—stir up, egg on, encourage, esp. to battle, to any sudden or violent exertion,τινα
2. less freq. of animals,urge on, cheer on, οὐρῆας
23.111
; ἵππους τε καὶ ἀνέρας
16.167
, etc.; κύνας
18.584
.
3. of things,urge forward, quicken, speed, πομπὴν ὀτρύνετε
Od. 7.151
, cf. 8.30 ; τούτῳ δ' ὀτρυνέει Μέντωρ ὁδόν
2.253
; ἀγγελίην ὀτρύνομεν
16.355
; μάχην ὤτρυνον Ἀχαιῶν
Il. 12.277
;βοὰν ὤτρυνε λαῶν rousedthe shouts of the people, B. 8.35 (s. v.l.).— Ep. Verb, used now and then by Trag., in lyr., A. Th. 726 , E. Rh. 25 , 558 : in trim., S. Aj. 60 , 771 , El. 28 , E. Alc. 755 : rare even in later Prose, Arist. Mu. 399b11 . (Prob.ὀ-τρῠ-ν- y ω, withὀ-prefix (as inὀ-κέλλω); -τρῠ-perh. cogn. with Skt.tvárate'hasten'.)