To stampede
ὁρμάωStrong’s G3729hormaō
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hormaō is the Greek word usually translated “rushed”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.”
Meaning
Usually translated “rushed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- rushed 4
- they rushed 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 5:13And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
- Luke 8:33Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.
- Acts 7:57Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
- Acts 19:29And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.
Greek dictionary
ὁρμάω hormaō · to stampede
ὁρμάω, -ῶ (ὁρμή), [in LXX for שׁוּב, etc. ;] 1. causal, to set in motion, urge on. 2. Intrans., to hasten on, rush: before εἰς, Mat.8:32, Mrk.5:13, Luk.8:33, Act.19:29; ἐπί, with accusative, Act.7:57.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “rushed” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
RUSH'ED, adjective
Abounding with rushes.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.