G3729 ὁρμάω (hormáō)

Greek

Verb

Quick Definition

ὁρμάω v. I rush

Strong's Definition

to start, spur or urge on, i.e. (reflexively) to dash or plunge

Derivation: from G3730 (ὁρμή);

KJV Usage: run (violently), rush

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ὁρμάω (G3729)

verb | ἀφορμή · κονιορτός · ὁρμή · ὅρμημα

15.222 · Linear Movement · Movement with Speed

to rush, to run a fast movement from one place to another

MAT 8:32 · MRK 5:13 · LUK 8:33 · ACT 7:57 · ACT 19:29

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ὁρμάω, -@: 1 aor. ὥρμησα; (fr. ὁρμή); 1. trans. to set in rapid motion, stir up, incite, urge on; so fr. Hom. down. 2. intrans. to start forward impetuously, to rush, (so fr. Hom. down) : εἴς τι, Mt. vili. 32; Mk. v. 13; Lk. viii. 33; Acts xix. 29; ἐπί τινα, Acts vil. 57.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

ὁρμάω hormaō 5x

pr. trans. to put in motion, incite; intrans. to rush, Mt. 8:32; Mk. 5:13; Lk. 8:33

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

ὁρμάω, -ῶ

(< ὁρμή), [in LXX for שׁוּב, etc.;]

causal, to set in motion, urge on.

Intrans., to hasten on, rush: seq. εἰς, Mt 8:32, Mk 5:13, Lk 8:33, Ac 19:29; ἐπί, c. acc., Ac 7:57.†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

ὁρμάω [page 458] ὁρμάω , used intransitively as in all its NT occurrences = rush, is seen in P Strass II. 100 .17 (ii/B.C.) εἰς φυγὴν ὥρμησαν , took to flight, and similarly P Tebt I. 48 .24 ( c. B.C. 113). For a somewhat weakened sense cf. P Oxy I. 118 verso .29 (late iii/A.D.) ἔχων ὧν χάριν ὥρμι (= η )σας , when you have obtained what you went for (Edd.). The verb is construed with the dat. in P Oxy IX. 1204 .20 (A.D. 299), when a certain Oxyrhynchite made a design upon him (one Plutarchus) and ventured to nominate him for the decemprimate αὐτῷ ὁρμώμενος τετόλμηκεν αὐτὸν ὀνομάζειν εἰς δεκαπρωτείαν . For the mid. in the sense of origin, starting from, cf. P Tebt II. 397 .17 (A.D. 198) ἀπὸ μηδενὸς ὁρμωμένη , not on the basis of any claim, and such late exx. as P Hamb I. 23 .9 (A.D. 569) ἀμπελουργῶν ὁρμωμένων μὲν ἀπὸ κώμης Ἰβιῶνος . . ., ἐφεστῶτες δὲ ἐνταυ̣ͅθ̣α ἐπὶ τῆς α [ὐ ]τῆς Ἀντινοέων πόλ (εως ), PSI VI. 686 .4 (vi/A.D.?) ὁρ ]μώμενος ἐκ τῆσδε τῆς κώμης , and P Mon I. 1 .7 (A.D. 574). For the metaph. usage of the verb we may cite Epict. ii. 6. 10 εἰ δέ γε ᾔδειν ὅτι νοσεῖν μοι καθείμαρται νῦν , καὶ ὥρμων ἂν ἐπ᾽ αὐτό , nay, if I really knew that it was ordained for me now to be ill, I should wish ( direct my impulse ) to be ill (Matheson), and Aristeas 270 ὃς γὰρ ἐπὶ τὸ πλεονεκτεῖν ὁρμᾶται , προδότης πέφυκε . The compd. ἐξορμάω (LXX) is seen in P Oxy IX. 1216 .20 (ii/iii A.D.) θεῶν γὰρ θελόντων σπεύδω ἐξορμῆσαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς , for with the help of the gods I am hastening to set out to you (Ed.).

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

ὁρμάω (hormaō) — to stampede. ὁρμάω, future -ήσω[Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ὥρμησα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Laconian dialect imperative ὅρμᾱον, i.e. ὅρμαὁν, ={ὅρμησον}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect ὥρμηκα [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle and passive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: Epic dialect imperfect ὡρμᾶτο [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future ὁρμήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ὡρμησάμην [Refs 8th c.BC+] (ἐφ-), never in Prose, except ἐξ- [Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect ὥρμημαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect and pluperfect ὁρμέαται and -έατο (with variants ὡρμ-) [Refs 8th c.BC+] codices usually have the augment, but [Refs 8th c.BC+]: (ὁρμή): __A active,

I. causal, set in motion, urge on, cheer on, τινὰ εἰς πόλεμον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὁ. τινὰ ἐκ χερός tear from one's arms, [Refs] —passive, ὁρμηθεὶς θεοῦ ἄρχετο inspired by the god he began, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἵπποι.. ὁρμηθέντες ὑπὸ πληγῇσιν ἱμάσθλης urged on by.., [Refs 8th c.BC+]

I.2. with a thing as the object, stir up, πόλεμον [Refs]: with accusative et infinitive, τὰς διόδους τῶν πτερῶν.. ὥρμησε πτεροφυεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, ὡρμάθη πλαγά was sped, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II. more frequently intransitive, start,

II.1. with infinitive, ἴρηξ ὃς ὁρμήσῃ διώκειν ὄρνεον ἄλλο starts in chase of.., [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὁσσάκι δ᾽ ὁρμήσειε πυλάων.. ἀντίον ἀΐξασθαι whenever he started to rush for the gates,[Refs]; ἐξελαύνειν ὁρμῆσαι τὸν στρατόν began to lead out.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]eager to.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.2. with genitive, rush headlong at one, Τρώων [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also ὁ. ἐς μάχην hasten to battle, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὥρμασε (Doric dialect) ἐπὶ τὰ βασίλεια τῶν Σκυθᾶν [Refs 2nd c.BC+]: without any sense of hostility, rush, τᾶσδ᾽ ἀπὸ πέτρας πηδήσασα πυρὸς ἔσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]; set out, ἀπὸ [τῆς Οἰνόης] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ τραγῳδίαν ὥρμηκε has turned to tragedy, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; δηλώσεις.. τὴν φύσιν ἐπὶ τί μάλισθ᾽ ὥρμηκε, i. e. what your natural bent is,[Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.3. absolutely, start, begin, ὥσπερ ὡρμήσαμεν, ἴωμεν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αἱ μάλιστα ὁρμήσασαι [νῆες] the ships that were hottest in pursuit, [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B middle and passive, like the intransitive active, [Refs 4th c.BC+] __B.1 with infinitive, μὴ φεύγειν ὁρμήσωνται that they put not themselves in motion, set not themselves to flee, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὡρμήθη κόρυθα κρατὸς ἀφαρπάξαι he rushed to snatch.., [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἦτορ ὡρμᾶτο πτολεμίζειν ἠδὲ μάχεσθαι was eager to.., [Refs]; μᾶλλον ὅρμητο στρατεύεσθαι was eager to march, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅδε ὁ λόγος ὅρμηται λέγεσθαι this account has begun to be given, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but λόγον, τὸν ὅρμητο λέγειν which he purposed to make, [Refs] __B.2 the object for or after which one goes is sometimes in genitive, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: a case with a preposition, ὡρμήθησαν ἐπ᾽ ἀνδράσιν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μετά τινα after one, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; οἱ περὶ λόγον ἢ παιδείαν ὁρμώμενοι persons keen about.., [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.2.b the starting-point is expressed by ἐκ, ὡρμᾶτ᾽ ἐκ θαλάμοιο [Refs 8th c.BC+], etc.; or ἀπό, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; or by a form in -θεν, σέθεν.. ὕμνος ὁρμᾶται θέμεν αἶνον [Refs 5th c.BC+] start from, begin from, especially of the place where one carries on any regular operations, ἐνθεῦτεν ὁρμώμενοι living there and going out from thence to do their daily work, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of fishers, ἐκ πλοίων ὁρμώμενοι [Refs]; of a general, making that place his head-quarters or base of operations, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀπ᾽ ἐλασσόνων ὁρμώμενος setting out, beginning with smaller means, [Refs]; of rivers, ἐκ τῆς Ἴδης ὁ. rising.., [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.3 absolutely, rush, dart, attack, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also with ἔγχεϊ, ξιφέεσσι, etc., added, [Refs 8th c.BC+] __B.3.b generally, hasten, be eager, ὁρμώμενον δὲ μηδαμῶς μ᾽ ἀντισπάσῃς [Refs 4th c.BC+]comes forth, [Refs]; ὕβρις ἀτάρβητα ὁρμᾶται insolence goes fearless forth, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

ὁρμάω, -ῶ (ὁρμή), [in LXX for שׁוּב, etc. ;] __1. causal, to set in motion, urge on. __2. Intrans., to hasten on, rush: before εἰς, Mat.8:32, Mrk.5:13, Luk.8:33, Act.19:29; ἐπί, with accusative, Act.7:57.† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (5)

8:32

5:13

8:33

7:57 19:29

Matthew 8:32

Go! He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.

Mark 5:13

He gave them permission..., and the unclean spirits came out [and] went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the [water].

Luke 8:33

Then the demons came out of the man [and] went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.

Acts 7:57

At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him.

Acts 19:29

[Soon] the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with [them] Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.