ἐρεθίζω erethízō

Meaning

to stimulate (especially to anger)

In the King James Version: provoke

Derivation: from a presumed prolonged form of G2054 (ἔρις);

Where it is used

• 2 Corinthians 9:2 For I know your eagerness to help, and I have been boasting to the Macedonians that since last year you in Achaia were prepared to give. And your zeal has stirred most of them to do likewise.
• Colossians 3:21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.