erethizo describes stirring people to action or inciting them in a way that may lead to discouragement.

The two attested uses show stirring others toward a response: in 2 Corinthians 9:2, Achaia’s zeal affects most Macedonians, while in Colossians 3:21 fathers are warned against inciting their children in a discouraging way.

1. Stirring others through zeal · dominant

   In 2 Corinthians 9:2, the aorist active singular form occurs in the statement that Achaia’s zeal affected “most of them”; the APB renders the clause “your zeal stirred up most of them.”

   2 Corinthians 9:2
2. Inciting children toward discouragement · common

   In Colossians 3:21, the present active plural form stands in a prohibition addressed to fathers, followed by the result that children may become discouraged. The APB renders the instruction “do not provoke your children.”

   Colossians 3:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “stirred up” in 2 Corinthians 9:2 and “provoke” in Colossians 3:21. These renderings confirm the clauses’ differing settings rather than establish separate English definitions.