ὁρμαίνω
hormaino
turn over
Appears 29 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ὁρμαίνω, used by only in pres., impf., and aor. ὥρμηνα Il. 21.137, Od. 2.156: (ὁρμάω) :—I. poet. Verb, in always, turn over or revolve anxiously in the mind, debate, ponder, mostly c. acc., ἧος ὁ ταῦθʼ ὥρμαινε κατὰ φρένα καὶ κατὰ θυμόν Il. 1.193, etc. : more shortly, κατὰ φρένα 10.507; ἐνὶ φρεσίν Od. 4.843, h.Merc. 66 ; φρεσίν Il. 10.4, Od. 3.151 ; ἀνὰ θυμόν 2.156 ; θυμῷ 3.451 ; μετὰ φρεσί ib.18; also ὁρμαίνειν τι alone, ponder over, meditate, πόλεμον, πλόον, etc., Il. 10.28, Od. 3.169, etc.; πολλά or ἄλλα δέ οἱ κῆρ ὅρμαινε 7.83, 18.345; ὁρμαίνων τέρας O. 8.41. 2. abs., think, muse, ὣς ὥρμαινε thus he debated with himself, Il. 21.64, cf. 14.20. 3. folld. by a clause, ἤ . . , ἦ . . debate whether . . , or . . , 16.435, Od. 4.789, 15.300; ὁ. ὅπως debate, ponder how a thing is to be done, Il. 21.137, 24.680. 4. c. inf., long, desire, Epigr. 4.16, 3.620, 24.26; ὁ. νᾶας καῦσαι rushing on to . . , 12.106. II. after , 1. set in motion, drive forth, θυμὸν ὁ. gasp out oneʼs life, Ag. 1388 (ὀρυγάνει cj. Hermann); excite, urge, τινὰ πορεύειν O. 3.25 (v.l. ὥρμα). 2. intr., to be eager or impatient, chafe, fret, [ἵππος] βοὴν σάλπιγγος ὁρμαίνει κλύων Th. 394 ; κέαρ ὁ. Fr. 16.12 ; ἄπρηκτον ὁ. 1.7 : part. ὁρμαίνων eagerly, quickly, O. 13.84.
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