G2042

ἐρεθίζω

erethizōG:V

to provoke/irritate

ἐρεθίζω [in LXX: Dan LXX 11:10, 25 (גָּרָה hithp.), 1Ma.15:40, 2Ma.14:17, etc. ;] __1. to stir up, provoke (as in cl.): Col.3:21. __2. In good sense (cf. ἐρεθισμός, excitement, in MGr.), to stir up, stimulate: 2Co.9:2.† (AS)

The KJV translates G2042 in the following manner:

provoke (2x), provoked (2x)

Full Thayer's lexicon entry

ἐρεθίζω — erethízō

ἐρεθίζω; 1 aorist ἠρεθισα; (ἐρέθω to excite); to stir up, excite, stimulate: τινα, in a good sense, 2Co 9:2; as common in Greek writings from Homer down, in a bad sense, to provoke: Col 3:21, where Lachmann παροργίζετε.

2 occurrences

II Corinthians (1), Colossians (1)