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Greek

3947. paroxuno -- to sharpen, fig. to stimulate, to provoke
... to stimulate, to provoke. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: paroxuno Phonetic
Spelling: (par-ox-oo'-no) Short Definition: I provoke, irritate Definition: I ...
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1892. epegeiro -- to rouse up, excite
... to rouse up, excite. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: epegeiro Phonetic Spelling:
(ep-eg-i'-ro) Short Definition: I arouse, stimulate, excite against ...
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4292. prokaleo -- to call forth, challenge
... forth, challenge. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: prokaleo Phonetic Spelling:
(prok-al-eh'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I provoke, stimulate Definition: I ...
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2042. erethizo -- to stir up
... provoke. From a presumed prolonged form of eris; to stimulate (especially to anger) --
provoke. see GREEK eris. (erethizete) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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3863. parazeloo -- to provoke to jealousy
... provoke to jealousy. From para and zeloo; to stimulate alongside, ie Excite to rivalry
-- provoke to emulation (jealousy). see GREEK para. see GREEK zeloo. ...
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3948. paroxusmos -- stimulation, provocation
... See 3947 (). Word Origin from paroxuno Definition stimulation, provocation NASB
Word Usage sharp disagreement (1), stimulate (1). contention, provoke unto. ...
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3951. parotruno -- to urge on, to stir up
... stir up. From para and otruno (to spur); to urge along, ie Stimulate (to hostility) --
stir up. see GREEK para. (parotrunan) -- 1 Occurrence. 3950, 3951. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

4900. mashak -- to draw, drag
... led (1), long blast (2), make a long blast (1), march (1), prolong (1), prolonged
(1), pulled (3), sounds a long blast (1), sows (1), stimulate (1), stretched ...
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5496. suth -- to incite, allure, instigate
... Perhaps denominative from shayith; properly, to prick, ie (figuratively) stimulate;
by implication, to seduce -- entice, move, persuade, provoke, remove, set on ...
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Library

By Confession He Desires to Stimulate Towards God his Own Love and ...
... Book XI. Chapter I."By Confession He Desires to Stimulate Towards God His
Own Love and That of His Readers. 1. O Lord, since eternity ...
/.../the confessions and letters of st/chapter i by confession he desires.htm

Jerome. Lives of Illustrious Men. Preface.
... the Greeks, and among the Latins by Varro, [2328] Santra, [2329] Nepos, [2330] Hyginus,
[2331] and by him through whose example you seek to stimulate [2332] us ...
/.../ii jerome lives of illustrious.htm

Preface
... and activity languish, the interests of religion are likely to languish in proportion;
while, on the other hand, whatever is calculated to stimulate their zeal ...
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The Prudent Steward.
... The difficulty lies in this, that the specimen of worldly prudence presented in
order to suggest and stimulate spiritual prudence in securing the interests of ...
/.../arnot/the parables of our lord/xxv the prudent steward.htm

The Strait Gate;
... lovers of Jesus Christ; while it is so strait, that no others can by any means enter
in." This is a subject calculated to rouse and stimulate all genuine ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/the strait gate.htm

Knox Little -- Thirst Satisfied
... away by such a great activity; but that great activity I submit to your deeper,
quieter English Sunday thought"that activity will stimulate, will delight ...
/.../kleiser/the worlds great sermons volume 8/knox little thirst satisfied.htm

The Measure of Immeasurable Power
... Ephesians 1:19, 20. 'The riches of the glory of the inheritance' will sometimes
quench rather than stimulate hope. He can have little ...
/.../the measure of immeasurable power.htm

Sensual and Spiritual Excitement.
... The half-inspired painter, poet, musician, who began by soothing opiates to calm
the over-excited nerves, or stimulate the exhausted brain, who mistook the ...
/.../robertson/sermons preached at brighton/ix sensual and spiritual excitement.htm

Purifying the Soul
... When the purpose is to stimulate to action, man's part is put in the
foreground and God's part secondarily. When the purpose is ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture ephesians peter/purifying the soul.htm

The Promises of the Christian Home.
... How the anticipation of this should stimulate Christian parents to increased fidelity;
oh, what a happy meeting will that be, when husband and wife, parent and ...
/.../philips/the christian home/chapter xxv the promises of.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To excite, rouse, or animate, to action or more vigorous exertion; as, to stimulate one by the hope of reward, or by the prospect of glory.

2. (v. t.) To excite; to irritate; especially, to excite the activity of (a nerve or an irritable muscle), as by electricity.

Thesaurus

Stimulate (3 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To excite, rouse, or animate, to action or more vigorous exertion; as, to
stimulate one by the hope of reward, or by the prospect of glory. ...
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Quicken (16 Occurrences)
... 1. (v.) To make alive; to vivify; to revive or resuscitate, as from death or
an inanimate state; hence, to excite; to, stimulate; to incite. ...
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Irritate (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To annoy; to inflame; to render null and void. 2. (vt) To increase the action
or violence of; to heighten excitement in; to intensify; to stimulate. ...
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Goad (2 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To prick; to drive with a goad; hence, to urge forward, or to rouse by anything
pungent, severe, irritating, or inflaming; to stimulate. Int. ...
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Whet (5 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To make sharp, keen, or eager; to excite;
to stimulate; as, to whet the appetite or the courage. ...
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Fig-tree (33 Occurrences)
... The immature flowers harbor small insects which convey pollen to the female flowers
and by their irritating presence stimulate the growth of the fruit. ...
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Figtree
... The immature flowers harbor small insects which convey pollen to the female flowers
and by their irritating presence stimulate the growth of the fruit. ...
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Fan (8 Occurrences)
... 13. (n.) To excite or stir up to activity, as a fan excites a flame; to stimulate;
as, this conduct fanned the excitement of the populace. Int. ...
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Relish (1 Occurrence)
... 7. (n.) That which is used to impart a flavor; specifically, something taken with
food to render it more palatable or to stimulate the appetite; a condiment. ...
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Effort (16 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion. 3. (vt) To
stimulate. Multi-Version Concordance Effort (16 Occurrences). ...
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Bible Concordance

Stimulate (3 Occurrences)

Hebrews 10:24 Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good works,
(See NAS)

2 Peter 3:1 This, now, beloved, a second letter to you I write, in both which I stir up your pure mind in reminding 'you',
(See NIV)

Ecclesiastes 2:3 I made a search with my heart to give pleasure to my flesh with wine, still guiding my heart with wisdom, and to go after foolish things, so that I might see what was good for the sons of men to do under the heavens all the days of their life.
(See NAS)

Subtopics

Stimulate

Related Terms

Quicken (16 Occurrences)

Irritate (2 Occurrences)

Goad (2 Occurrences)

Whet (5 Occurrences)

Fig-tree (33 Occurrences)

Figtree

Fan (8 Occurrences)

Relish (1 Occurrence)

Effort (16 Occurrences)