Lexical Definition

‎προτρέπομαι‎ protrépomai (prot-rep'-om-ahee) to encourage ^G:V
middle voice from ‎πρό‎ and the base of ‎τροπή‎

exhort.

• to turn forward for oneself, i.e. encourage

Abbott-Smith

** προ-τρέπω, [in LXX: Wi 14:18, II Mac 11:7, IV Mac 12:7 15:12 16:13*;]
to urge forwards, exhort, persuade. Mid., in same sense (as also in cl.): Ac 18:27.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

προτρέπω,

urge forwards; used by [Refs 8th c.BC+] only intransitive in middle or passive, turn to flight, προτρέποντο μελαινάων ἐπὶ νηῶν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of the sun, ὅτ᾽ ἂν ἂψ ἐπὶ γαῖαν ἀπ᾽ οὐρανόθεν προτράπηται [Refs 8th c.BC+] give myself up to grief, [Refs 8th c.BC+]

__II later, in active, urge on, impel, τίς σ᾽ ἀνάγκῃ τῇδε προτρέπε; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to κωλύω, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: with accusative person et infinitive, urge on, impel, persuade one to do a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. τοὺς δικαστὰς ὀργίζεσθαι [προτρέπων ἐρᾶν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 181a ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; προτρέψαι (or -τρέψασθαι) τινὰ ὥστε πειρᾶσθαι [προτρέπων ἢ ἀποτρέπων 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1358b15 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]:— middle, with accusative person et infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; προτρέπεσθαι ἀνθρώπους ἐπ᾽ ἀρετήν, τοὺς συνόντας πρὸς ἐγκράτειαν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὡς.. προετρέψατο ὁ Σόλων τὸν Κροῖσον εἴπας.., ἐπειρώτα.., as Solon's story led Croesus on, he asked, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; προτρέψομαι I will lay an injunction on thee, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; prescribe, ἐν τῇ φαρμακείῃ [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, to be persuaded or influenced, ὑπὸ τῶν ὀρνίθων ἀποτρέπεσθαι καὶ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, ὑπ᾽ ἐκείνων -τραπήσεσθαι ὅ τι ἂν κελεύωνται ποιεῖν [Refs 1st c.BC+]; προετράπη γράψαι [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__III promote, οὖρα, χυμόν, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] —passive, ἢν προτρέπηται ὁποῖα δεῖ if stimulated in the right way, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV in middle, outstrip, outdo, πάντας ἐν τῷ πίνειν [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__V search out, discover, [Refs 5th c.BC+]