ὁρμὴ
hormḗ
impulse
Initial motion toward or against something, an impulse or rush, typically involving a sudden movement or attack; in context, denotes a forceful advance, onset, or vigorous drive, whether literal (as in military or crowd movement) or figurative (as in strong inclination or passionately motivated action).
James 3:4 · Word #18
Lexicon G3730
| Lemma | ὁρμή |
| Transliteration | hormḗ |
| Strong's | G3730 |
| Definition | Initial motion toward or against something, an impulse or rush, typically involving a sudden movement or attack; in context, denotes a forceful advance, onset, or vigorous drive, whether literal (as in military or crowd movement) or figurative (as in strong inclination or passionately motivated action). |
Morphology N NOM F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | impulse |
| Literal | impulse |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ὁρμή |
| Strong's | G3730 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3730-01
forceful rush
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative, feminine, singular (Gr,N,,,,,NFS); functioning as a singular subject or predicate nominative form. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Forceful rush" captures the root idea of sudden forward movement or impelling advance inherent in ὁρμ-. As a nominative feminine singular noun, it is rendered as a simple singular abstract noun denoting such an onset or driving motion. |
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