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διεγ-είρω

diegeiro

wake up, stir up, arouse, excite, promote

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διεγ-είρω · dieg-eirō — LSJ

wake up, stir up, arouse, excite, promote, to be raised up

wake up, Anaxipp. 1.47, J. AJ 8.13.7, Hdn. 2.1.5; stir up, arouse, LXX 2 Ma. 7.21; excite, promote, αὔξησιν φυτοῦ Gp. 9.3.7:—Pass., Hp. Ep. 15, Arist. Pr. 876a22, LXX Es. 11.11, Ph. 2.485, Longus 2.35; to be raised up from a sick-bed, AP 11.171 (Lucill.); Ep. aor. διέγρετο ib. 5.274 (Paul.Sil.).

II raise

raise, τὸν αὐχένα Hld. 4.4; χώματα J. BJ 6.1.1, 6.2.7:—Pass., πύλας διεγειρομένας εἰς ὕψος πηχῶν ἑβδομήκοντα LXX Ju. 1.4; τοῖς πηδήμασι πρὸς οὐρανὸν διεγείρεσθε μέσον Procop.Gaz.ἠθοπ. ποιμένος p.137B.

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