verb
hormamō
Greekὁρμάω (hormaō)
Strong’sG3729
I rush
stem horm-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ὁρμάω, -ῶ
(< ὁρμή), [in LXX for שׁוּב, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3729 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhor-mah'-o
to start, spur or urge on, i.e. (reflexively) to dash or plunge
Fromfrom G3730;
King Jamesrun (violently), rush.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| hormataὥρμησεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | rushed | 3× |
| hormalaὥρμησαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | rushed | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 5 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hormamō | hormame | hormami | hormama | hormamē | hormamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | hormasō | hormase | hormasi | hormasa | hormasē | hormaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hormatō | hormate | hormati | hormata3×ὥρμησεν | hormatē | hormatelē |
| we 1st person plural | hormanō | hormane | hormani | hormana | hormanē | hormanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hormavō | hormave | hormavi | hormava | hormavē | hormavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | hormalō | hormale | hormali | hormala2×ὥρμησαν | hormalē | hormalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hormameiō | hormameia | hormameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | hormaseiō | hormaseia | hormaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hormateiō | hormateia | hormateiē |
| we 1st person plural | hormaneiō | hormaneia | hormaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hormaveiō | hormaveia | hormaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | hormaleiō | hormaleia | hormaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | hormasōr | hormasar | hormasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hormatōr | hormatar | hormatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | hormavōr | hormavar | hormavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | hormalōr | hormalar | hormalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hormamoiō | hormamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | hormasoiō | hormasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hormatoiō | hormatoia |
| we 1st person plural | hormanoiō | hormanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | hormavoiō | hormavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | hormaloiō | hormaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | hormarō | hormari | hormara | hormarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | hormarōtos | hormaritos | hormaratos | hormarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
horm is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
hormata“rushed”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular3×
Matthew 8:32“rushed”kai legata autoi; Hupagavōr. tois de exercharatois aperchala eis toin choiroin; kai idou hormata pantas tas agelas kata tou krēmnou eis tan thalassan, kai apothnēskala en tei hudōrei.“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“rushed”kai epitrepata autei. kai exercharateim teim pneumeim teim akatharteim eiserchala eis toin choiroin, kai hormata tas agelas kata tou krēmnou eis tan thalassan, hōs dischilioi, kai pnigile en ta thalassa.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“rushed”exercharateim de teim daimoneim apo tou anthrōpou eiserchala eis toin choiroin, kai hormata tas agelas kata tou krēmnou eis tan limnan kai apopnigita.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.
hormala“rushed”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Acts 7:57“rushed”krazaratois de fōna mega sunechala teim oueim autoiu, kai hormala homothumadōs epi auton,At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him.
Acts 19:29“rushed”kai pimplēita tas politas tau sunchusiau, hormala tē homothumadōs eis tem theatrem sunarpazaratois Gaion kai Aristarchon Makedōnoin, sunekdēmoin Paulou.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.