Thayer's Greek Lexicon

 1. to rise up on high
  1) to put a ship [out to sea] up upon the deep
  2) to raise up fortifications
2. metaph.
  1) to lift up one's soul, raise his spirits
2a1. to buoy up with hope
2a2. to inflate with pride
2a3. to be elated
2a4. to take one airs, be puffed up with pride
  2) by a metaphor taken from ships that are tossed about on the
deep by winds and waves
2b1. to cause one to waver or fluctuate in the mind
2b2. to agitate or harass with cares
2b3. to make anxious