Hormaō ὁρμάω

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Hormaō
ὁρμάω
Transliterationhormaō
Strong's numberG3729
LanguageGreek
Part of speechverb
Glossto stampede
Occurrences5 in 5 verses
Most frequent inActs (2)

Hormaō (Greek ὁρμάω, Strong's G3729) is a Greek verb meaning “to stampede”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

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)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVviolently (3), ran (1), rushed (1)
BSBrushed (4), they rushed (1)

Verses

Every verse with Hormaō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

Mark

Luke

Acts

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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