ὁρμή
ὁρμή
.ὁρμη, ἡ,
a violent movement onwards, an assault, attack, onset, Lat. impetus, Il., Hdt., Xen.
of things, πυρὸς ὁρμή the rage of fire, Il.; ὑπὸ κύματος ὁρμῆς by the shock of a wave, Od.; ἐς ὁρμὴν ἔγχεος ἐλθεῖν within reach of my spear, Il.
the first stir or start in a thing, an effort or attempt to reach a thing, impulse to do it, Hom., Hdt., Attic:— μιᾷ ὁρμῇ with one impulse, Lat. uno impetu, Xen.; so, ἀπὸ μιᾶς ὁρμῆς Thuc.:—c. gen. objecti, eager desire of or for a thing, Thuc.
a start on a march, ἐν ὁρμῇ εἶναι to be on the point of starting, Xen.
Headword (normalized):
ὁρμή
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ορμη
Intro Text:
ὁρμή
.ὁρμη, ἡ,
a violent movement onwards, an assault, attack, onset, Lat. impetus, Il., Hdt., Xen.
of things, πυρὸς ὁρμή the rage of fire, Il.; ὑπὸ κύματος ὁρμῆς by the shock of a wave, Od.; ἐς ὁρμὴν ἔγχεος ἐλθεῖν within reach of my spear, Il.
the first stir or start in a thing, an effort or attempt to reach a thing, impulse to do it, Hom., Hdt., Attic:— μιᾷ ὁρμῇ with one impulse, Lat. uno impetu, Xen.; so, ἀπὸ μιᾶς ὁρμῆς Thuc.:—c. gen. objecti, eager desire of or for a thing, Thuc.
a start on a march, ἐν ὁρμῇ εἶναι to be on the point of starting, Xen.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n23632
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