ὁρμάω

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ὁρμή (hormḗ, start, impetus, rush, attack, effort).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Verb[edit]

ὁρμάω (hormáō)

  1. (active voice) to set in motion, urge on, inspire
  2. (active voice, middle voice, passive voice) to start [+infinitive]
  3. to rush, hasten [+genitive = at, against] or [+ἐπί (epí) + accusative = against] or [+εἰς (eis) + accusative = against]

Conjugation[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • ὁρμάω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • ὁρμάω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • ὁρμάω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press