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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ὁρμάω G3729
Pronunciation hormáō
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 It rushed 4× Matthew 8:32, Mark 5:13, Luke 8:33, Acts 7:57
They rushed 1× Acts 19:29
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 8:32 ὥρμησεν to rushed Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Mark 5:13 ὥρμησεν to rushed Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 8:33 ὥρμησεν to rushed Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 7:57 ὥρμησαν to rushed Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 19:29 ὥρμησάν to They rushed Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 8:32
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Luke 1 Acts 2
Source forms
ὥρμησεν 3x hōrmēsen Matthew 8:32, Mark 5:13, Luke 8:33
ὥρμησαν 1x hōrmēsan Acts 7:57
ὥρμησάν 1x hōrmēsan Acts 19:29
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 3x Matthew 8:32, Mark 5:13, Luke 8:33
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 2x Acts 7:57, Acts 19:29
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Violent, impulsive rushing forward; often describing sudden stampeding or reckless movement toward action.
Strong's G3729
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 1 form 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to stampede
Extended definition Source: 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 corpus Greek 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 8:32 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ὥρμησε wrmhsen
I rush
Read verse Mark 5:13 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ὥρμησεν wrmhsen
I rush
Read verse Luke 8:33 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ὥρμησεν wrmhsen
I rush
Read verse Acts 7:57 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ὥρμησαν wrmhsan
I rush
Read verse Acts 19:29 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ὥρμησάν wrmhsan
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 groups 1 Aligned forms 5 Tenses Aorist Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 5×
Aorist Active Matt 8:32 · Mark 5:13 · Luke 8:33 · Acts 7:57 · Acts 19:29 5×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 5
Voice
active 5
Mood
indicative 5
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:
ὁρμή G3730
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain