ΟΡΜΗ, ορμη
ORMĒ, ormē
Sounds Like: hor-MAY
Translations: impulse, a rush, a violent motion, a strong desire, a purpose, an onset, a violent attack
From the root: ΟΡΜΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a strong, sudden movement or impulse, often implying a violent or forceful action. It can describe a physical rush or charge, like an attack, or an inner drive or strong desire that propels someone to act. It is used to convey a sense of urgency, momentum, or a determined purpose.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3730 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:7
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:49
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
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
- ΟΡΜΑΣ — impulses, attacks, desires, a violent motion, an impulse, an attack, a desire
- 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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