προτρέπω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From προ- (pro-) +‎ τρέπω (trépō).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

προτρέπω • (protrépō)

  1. to urge forwards
  2. (middle voice) to turn in headlong flight
  3. (middle voice, figurative) to give oneself up
  4. to urge on, impel, persuade, exhort

Conjugation

Quotations

  • New Testament, Acts of the Apostles 18:27:
    Βουλομένου δὲ αὐτοῦ διελθεῖν εἰς τὴν Ἀχαΐαν, προτρεψάμενοι οἱ ἀδελφοὶ ἔγραψαν τοῖς μαθηταῖς ἀποδέξασθαι αὐτόν· ὃς παραγενόμενος συνεβάλετο πολὺ τοῖς πεπιστευκόσι διὰ τῆς χάριτος·
    Bouloménou dè autoû dieltheîn eis tḕn Akhaḯan, protrepsámenoi hoi adelphoì égrapsan toîs mathētaîs apodéxasthai autón; hòs paragenómenos sunebáleto polù toîs pepisteukósi dià tês kháritos;
    • Translation by KJV
      And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:

Derived terms

  • προτροπάδην (protropádēn)
  • προτρέπτης (protréptēs)
  • προτρεπτικός (protreptikós)
    • English: protreptic

Descendants

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek προτρέπω. By surface analysis, προ- (before) +‎ τρέπω (turn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾoˈtɾe.po/
  • Hyphenation: προ‧τρέ‧πω

Verb

προτρέπω • (protrépo) (past προέτρεψα/πρότρεψα, passive προτρέπομαι)

  1. to urge

Conjugation

Antonyms

  • προτρεπτικός (protreptikós, exhortative)
  • προτροπή f (protropí, exhortation)