- Original: ἐρεθίζω - Transliteration: Erethizo - Phonetic: er-eth-id'-zo - Definition: 1. to stir up, excite, stimulate, to provoke - Origin: from a presumed prolonged form of G2054 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From a presumed prolonged form of G2054 ; to stimulate (especially to anger): - provoke. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • provoke, 1 Colossians 3:21 • provoked, 1 2 Corinthians 9:2