ΟΥΣΟΡΜΗΣΕΙΑΝ, ουσορμησειαν
OUSORMĒSEIAN, ousormēseian
Sounds Like: oo-hor-MEH-see-ahn
Translations: they would not rush, they would not set in motion, they would not urge on
From the root: ΟΥ, ΟΡΜΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb form, combining the negative particle 'ΟΥ' (not) with a form of the verb 'ΟΡΜΑΩ' (to set in motion, urge on, rush). Specifically, 'ΟΡΜΗΣΕΙΑΝ' is the third person plural aorist optative active of 'ΟΡΜΑΩ'. It expresses a potential or hypothetical action in the past, indicating that 'they would not have rushed' or 'they would not have been urged on'. It describes a situation where an action was prevented or did not occur under certain conditions.
Inflection: Third Person, Plural, Aorist, Optative, Active
Strong’s numbers: G3756 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3729 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 7:21
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΟΥ, ΟΡΜΑΩ, appear in our texts.
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