3731. horméma
Strong's Lexicon
horméma: Impulse, urge, inclination

Original Word: ὁρμήμα
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: horméma
Pronunciation: hor-MAY-mah
Phonetic Spelling: (hor'-may-mah)
Definition: Impulse, urge, inclination
Meaning: a rushing on, impulse, violence.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb ὁρμάω (hormáō), meaning "to set in motion" or "to rush."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "horméma," the concept of inner impulse or inclination can be related to Hebrew terms like יֵצֶר (yetzer), which refers to the inclination or imagination of the heart, as seen in Genesis 6:5.

Usage: In the New Testament, "horméma" refers to an internal drive or impulse that prompts action. It can denote both positive and negative inclinations, depending on the context. The term captures the idea of a strong inner motivation that leads to outward behavior.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of "horméma" was often associated with the philosophical discussions of human behavior and ethics. Philosophers like Aristotle and the Stoics examined the nature of impulses and their role in moral decision-making. In the biblical context, understanding human impulses is crucial for discerning the spiritual condition of individuals and communities.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from hormaó
Definition
a rush
NASB Translation
violence (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3731: ὅρμημα

ὅρμημα, ὁρμηματος, τό (ὁρμάω), a rush, impulse: Revelation 18:21 (here A. V. violence). (For עֶבְרָה outburst of wrath, Amos 1:11; Habakkuk 3:8, cf. Schleusner, Thesaurus iv., p. 123; an enterprise, venture, Homer, Iliad 2, 356, 590, although interpreters differ about its meaning there (cf. Ebeling, Lex. Homer or Liddell and Scott, v.); that to which one is impelled or hurried away by impulse (rather, incitement, stimulus), Plutarch, mor. (de virt. mor. § 12), p. 452c.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
violence.

From horme; an attack, i.e. (abstractly) precipitancy -- violence.

see GREEK horme

Forms and Transliterations
όρμημα όρμημά ορμήματα ορμηματι ορμήματι ὁρμήματι ορμίσκοι ορμίσκοις ορμίσκον ορμίσκος ορμίσκω όρμον ορμών hormemati hormēmati hormḗmati ormemati ormēmati
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Englishman's Concordance
Revelation 18:21 N-DNS
GRK: λέγων Οὕτως ὁρμήματι βληθήσεται Βαβυλὼν
NAS: be thrown down with violence, and will not be found
KJV: Thus with violence shall
INT: saying Thus with violence will be cast down Babylon

Strong's Greek 3731
1 Occurrence


ὁρμήματι — 1 Occ.

















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