ὁρμή

hormē · attempt, impulse

Greek word · Strong’s number G3730 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

hormē (ὁρμή) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “attempt, impulse”.

Impulse, violent movement; an attempt, an assault on someone.

How to say it

hor·mē

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. A force or desire driving toward something.
  2. A violent rush against someone.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • attempt ×1
  • impulse ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Acts 14:5

    And when there was an attempt by both the nations and the Jews, with their rulers, to abuse and stone them,

  • James 3:4

    Look also at the ships: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the impulse of the pilot wants.