Impulse
ὁρμήStrong’s G3730hormē
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hormē is the Greek word usually translated “rush” and “impulse”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,”
Meaning
Usually translated “rush” and “impulse”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a rush 1
- impulse 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
- James 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ὁρμή hormē · impulse
ὁρμή, -ῆς, ἡ [in LXX: Pro.3:25 (שׁוֹא), etc. ;] 1. a violent movement, impulse: Jas.3:4; 2. a hostile movement, onset, assault. Act.14:5.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “impulse” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
IM'PULSE, noun
im'puls. [Latin impulsus, from impello. See Impel.]
- Force communicated; the effect of one body acting on another. impulse is the effect of motion, and is in proportion to the quantity of matter and velocity of the impelling body.
- Influence acting on the mind; motive.
- Impression; supposed supernatural influence on the mind.
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.