ὁρμάω Act. Causal, to set in motion, urge or push on, spur on, cheer on, Il., Hdt., Attic:—Pass., ὁρμηθεὶς θεοῦ inspired by the god, Od.; so, πρὸς θεῶν ὡρμημένος Soph. with a thing as the object, to stir up, πόλεμον Od.:— Pass., ὡρμάθη πλαγά was inflicted, Soph. intr. to make a start, hasten on, c. inf., ὃς ὁρμήσῃ διώκειν who starts in chase, Il.; ὁσσάκι δʼ ὁρμήσειε πυλάων ἀντίον ἀΐξασθαι whenever he started to rush against the gates, Il.: to begin to do, Hdt., Soph. c. gen. to rush headlong at one, Il.; so, ὁρμᾶν ἐπί τινα Hdt., etc.; εἴς τινα, κατά τινα Xen.; ἐπὶ τὸ σκοπεῖν Xen., etc.: also, ὁρμ. ἐς μάχην to hasten to battle, Aesch.; εἰς ἀγῶνα Eur. absol. to start, begin, Plat.; αἱ μάλιστα ὁρμήσασαι νῆες the ships that had got the greatest start, Thuc. Mid. and Pass., like intr. Act.: c. inf., μὴ φεύγειν ὁρμήσωνται that they put not themselves in motion to flee, think of fleeing, Il.; so, διώκειν ὡρμήθησαν Il.; ὁ λόγος οὗτος ὡρμήθη λέγεσθαι this account began to be given, was taken in hand, Hdt.; but, λόγον, τὸν ὥρμητο λέγειν which he purposed to make, Hdt.; and with the inf. omitted, μενεήναμεν ὁρμηθέντε we eagerly desired, Od. c. gen. to hasten after, Hom.; so, ὁρμᾶσθαι ἐπί τινι Od.; ἐπί τινα Soph., etc.:—rarely c. acc. loci, νερτέρας πλάκας Soph. to start from, begin from, ἐνθεῦτεν ὁρμώμενοι going out from thence to do oneʼs daily work, Hdt.; so of a general, to make a place his headquarters or base of operations, Hdt., Thuc.; so, ὁρμ. ἀπὸ Σάρδεων Xen.; ἀπʼ ἐλασσόνων ὁρμώμενος setting out, beginning, with smaller means, Thuc. absol. to rush on, Hom.:—generally, to hasten, be eager, Aesch.: to go forth, τὸ φέγγος ὁρμάσθω πυρός Aesch.; ὕβρις ἀτάρβητος ὁρμᾶται insult goes fearless forth, Soph. in a really pass. sense, πρὸς θεῶν ὡρμημένος incited by the gods, Soph.