Ἐνῆγεν
was urging
Translated by Kyle Heath29 Aug 2006Vetting: high8 revisions
Translation
[Meaning he/she/it] was setting in motion, was persuading.1
Procopius [writes]: "and an assertion of the Christians was urging him to this and was vexing his heart, because they were insisting that Edessa was impregnable."2
And elsewhere: "the need of the expedition, urgent as it was (which he was clearly providing for everyone in common), and the beauty and the great size of his body was urging everyone into both the prayers on his behalf and the required goodwill."3
Procopius [writes]: "and an assertion of the Christians was urging him to this and was vexing his heart, because they were insisting that Edessa was impregnable."2
And elsewhere: "the need of the expedition, urgent as it was (which he was clearly providing for everyone in common), and the beauty and the great size of his body was urging everyone into both the prayers on his behalf and the required goodwill."3