Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon
ἐρεθίζω (G2042)
2 ἐρεθίζω [in LXX: Da LXX 11:10 , 25 ( גָּרָה hithp.), I Mac 15:40 , II Mac 14:17 , etc. ;] to stir up, provoke (as in cl.): Col 3:21 . In good sense (cf. ἐρεθισμός , excitement in MGr.), to stir up, stimulate : II Co 9:2 .†
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain