ὁρμαίνω
ὁρμαίνω
ὁρμαίνω,
only in pres., imperf. and aor1 ὥρμηνα
ὁρμάω
to turn over or revolve anxiously in the mind, to debate, ponder, Lat. animo volvere, ὁρμαίνειν τι κατὰ φρένα or ἐνὶ φρεσί Hom.:—so also ὁρμαίνειν τι alone, to ponder over, meditate, πόλεμον, ὁδόν Hom.
absol., ὣς ὥρμαινε thus he debated with himself, Il.
foll. by a relat. clause, ἤ . . , ἤ . . , to debate whether . . , or . . , Hom.; ὁρμ. ὅπως . . , to debate, ponder how a thing is to be done, Il.
c. inf. to long, desire, wish, Theocr.
after Hom.,
to set in motion, θυμὸν ὁρμ. to gasp out oneʼs life, Aesch.; to excite, urge, Pind.
intr. to be eager, to chafe, fret, Aesch.; part. ὁρμαίνων eagerly, Pind.