To incite
παροτρύνωStrong’s G3951parotrunō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Parotrunō is the Greek word usually translated “incited”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.”
Meaning
Usually translated “incited”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- incited 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
παροτρύνω parotrunō · to incite
παρ-οτρύνω to urge on, stir up: with accusative of person(s), Act.13:50 (find., Hipp., and late writers).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “incite” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
INCI'TE, verb transitive
[Latin incito; in and cito, to call, to stir up.]
- To move the mind to action by persuasion or motives presented; to stir up; to rouse; to spur on.
- To move to action by impulse or influence.
- To animate; to encourage.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.