ΟΡΜΑΣ, ορμας
ORMAS, ormas
Sounds Like: or-MAS
Translations: impulses, attacks, desires, a violent motion, an impulse, an attack, a desire
From the root: ΟΡΜΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a violent motion, a strong impulse, an onset, or an attack. It can also denote a strong desire or passion. In a sentence, it describes a forceful or sudden movement, either physical or emotional. For example, it might be used to describe the 'attacks' of the wicked or the 'impulses' that drive someone's actions.
Inflection: Plural, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3730 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:37
Codex Sinaiticus
- Proverbs — 3:25
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 8:41, 11:11, 16:37
- Book Three — 2:6, 7:77, 7:78, 7:132, 7:178
- Book Four — 3:48, 7:38
- Book Five — 2:30, 2:44, 6:15
- Book Six — 1:14, 2:45, 2:79, 3:5, 4:25, 4:38, 4:41
- Book Seven — 3:22
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
Mathetes
- Letter to Diognetus — 4:5
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Proverbs — 3:25
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΡΜΗ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΟΡΜΑΙΣ — (to) impulses, (to) desires, (to) passions, (to) attacks, (to) urges
- ΟΡΜΗ — impulse, a rush, a violent motion, a strong desire, a purpose, an onset, a violent attack
- ΟΡΜΗΝ — impulse, a rush, an attack, a desire, an urge
- ΟΡΜΗΣ — of a rush, of an impulse, of a violent motion, of an onset, of an attack, of a desire, of a strong inclination
- ΟΡΜΗΤΗΡΙΑ — starting points, places of departure, bases of operations, springboards
- ΟΡΜΗΤΗΡΙΟΝ — starting point, base of operations, a base, a starting place, a point of departure
- ΟΡΜΗΤΙΝΙ — impulsive, impetuous, a rush, an impulse
- ΤΗΝΟΡΜΗΝ — the impulse, an impulse, the rush, a rush, the onset, an onset, the desire, a desire
- ΤΗΣΟΡΜΗΣ — of the impulse, of the rush, of the assault, of the attack, of the desire, of the attempt
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