Strong's Lexicon
G3729 — ὁρμάω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3729 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ὁρμάω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G3730 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | hormao |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hor-mah'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to start, spur or urge on 2. (reflexively) to dash or plunge |
| KJV Renderings: | run (violently), rush |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὁρμάω, ό῾ρμω: 1 aorist ὥρμησα; (from ὁρμή);
1. transitive, to set in rapid motion, stir up, incite, urge on; so from Homer down.
2. intransitive, to start forward impetuously, to rush (so from Homer down): εἰς τί, Mat 8:32; Mar 5:13; Luk 8:33; Act 19:29; ἐπί τινα, Act 7:57.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ὁρμάω (run (violently))
Matthew 8:32
- KJV: And he said unto them Go And when they were come out they went into the herd of swine and behold the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea and perished in the waters
- GK: και είπεν αυτοίς υπάγετε οι δε εξελθόντες απήλθον εις την αγέλην των χοίρων και ιδού ώρμησε πάσα η αγέλη των χοίρων κατά του κρημνού εις την θάλασσαν και απέθανον εν τοις ύδασιν
Mark 5:13
- KJV: And forthwith Jesus gave them leave And the unclean spirits went out and entered into the swine and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea they were about two thousand and were choked in the sea
- GK: και επέτρεψεν αυτοίς ευθέως ο Ιησούς και εξελθόντα τα πνεύματα τα ακάθαρτα εισήλθον εις τους χοίρους και ώρμησεν η αγέλη κατά του κρημνού εις την θάλασσαν ήσαν δε ως δισχίλιοι και επνίγοντο εν τη θαλάσση
Luke 8:33
- KJV: Then went the devils out of the man and entered into the swine and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake and were choked
- GK: εξελθόντα δε τα δαιμόνια από του ανθρώπου εισήλθεν εις τους χοίρους και ώρμησεν η αγέλη κατά του κρημνού εις την λίμνην και απεπνίγη
Acts 7:57
- KJV: Then they cried out with a loud voice stopped their ears and ran upon him with one accord
- GK: κράξαντες δε φωνή μεγάλη συνέσχον τα ώτα αυτών και ώρμησαν ομοθυμαδόν επ΄ αυτόν
Acts 19:29
- KJV: And the whole city was filled with confusion and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus men of Macedonia Paul’s companions in travel they rushed with one accord into the theatre
- GK: και επλήσθη η πόλις όλη συγχύσεως ώρμησάν τε ομοθυμαδόν εις το θέατρον συναρπάσαντες Γαϊον και Αρίσταρχον Μακεδόνας συνεκδήμους του Παύλου
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