King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3729
Transliteration: hormaō
Phonetic Spelling: (hor-mah'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to set in motion, to hasten on
Meaning: to set in motion, to hasten on
ὁρμάω, ό῾ρμω: 1 aorist ὥρμησα; (from ὁρμή);
Word Summary
hormaō: to set in motion, to hasten on
Original Word: ὁρμάωTransliteration: hormaō
Phonetic Spelling: (hor-mah'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to set in motion, to hasten on
Meaning: to set in motion, to hasten on
Strong's Concordance
run violently, rush. From horme; to start, spur or urge on, i.e. (reflexively) to dash or plunge -- run (violently), rush.
see GREEK horme
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3729: ὁρμάωὁρμάω, 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, Matthew 8:32; Mark 5:13; Luke 8:33; Acts 19:29; ἐπί τινα, Acts 7:57.