What does ὁρμάω (hormáō) mean in the Bible?
ὁρμάω (hormáō): Violent, impulsive rushing forward; often describing sudden stampeding or reckless movement toward action.
Greek · G3729
ὁρμάω
To stampede
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ὁρμάωG3729
Pronunciationhormáō
What does ὁρμάω (hormáō) mean in the Bible?
ὁρμάω (hormáō): Violent, impulsive rushing forward; often describing sudden stampeding or reckless movement toward action.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3729?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include rushed (4), They rushed (1).
Where does ὁρμάω (hormáō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 8:32. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), Luke (1), Mark (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itrushed4×Matthew 8:32, Mark 5:13, Luke 8:33, Acts 7:57
They rushed1×Acts 19:29
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Matthew 8:32ὥρμησενtorushedVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularMark 5:13ὥρμησενtorushedVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularLuke 8:33ὥρμησενtorushedVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularActs 7:57ὥρμησανtorushedVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralActs 19:29ὥρμησάνtoThey rushedVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 8:32
Aligned rows5
Books represented4
Matthew1Mark1Luke1Acts2
Source forms
ὥρμησεν3xhōrmēsenMatthew 8:32, Mark 5:13, Luke 8:33
ὥρμησαν1xhōrmēsanActs 7:57
ὥρμησάν1xhōrmēsanActs 19:29
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular3xMatthew 8:32, Mark 5:13, Luke 8:33
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural2xActs 7:57, Acts 19:29
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Violent, impulsive rushing forward; often describing sudden stampeding or reckless movement toward action.
Strong'sG3729
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms1 form5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to stampede
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Violent, impulsive rushing forward; often describing sudden stampeding or reckless movement toward action.
(ὁρμή), [in LXX for שׁוּב, etc. ;]
1causal, to set in motion, urge on.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 8:32Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ὥρμησεwrmhsen
I rush
Read verseMark 5:13Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ὥρμησενwrmhsen
I rush
Read verseLuke 8:33Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ὥρμησενwrmhsen
I rush
Read verseActs 7:57Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ὥρμησανwrmhsan
I rush
Read verseActs 19:29Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ὥρμησάνwrmhsan
I rush
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms5TensesAoristVoicesActive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality5×
Aorist ActiveMatt 8:32 · Mark 5:13 · Luke 8:33 · Acts 7:57 · Acts 19:295×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist5
Voice
active5
Mood
indicative5
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ὁρμάω is built from this root:
ὁρμήG3730