ἐφορμάω

ἐφορμ-άω, Ion. ἐπ-,

• stir up, rouse against one, οἵ μοι ἐφώρμησαν πόλεμον Il. 3.165; ὅς μοι ἐφορμήσας ἀνέμους Od. 7.272; ἐπορμῆσαι τοὺς λύκους set them on, Hdt. 9.93; ᾧ καὶ Ζεὺς ἐφορμήσῃ κακά S. Fr. 680; σῦν Ant.Lib. 2.2: c. dupl.acc., ναύτας ἐφορμήσαντα . . τὸ πλεῖν having urged them on to sail, S. Aj. 1143: c. acc. et inf., Orph. L. 26.
• • II intr., rush upon, attack, τινι E. Hipp. 1275 (lyr.), Plu. Pomp. 19, etc.; ἐπί τινα D.C. 36.24: abs., Plb. 8.6.1: c. inf., desire, Opp. H. 2.94, Orph. L. 34; f.l. for ἀφορμ- in X. HG 1.6.21.—This use is more freq. in Pass. (v. infr.).
  • III Pass. and Med., to be stirred up: c. inf., to be eager or desire to do, θυμὸς ἐφορμᾶται πολεμίζειν ἠδὲ μάχεσθαι Il. 13.74, cf. Od. 1.275, 21.399, etc.: abs., rush furiously on, ἔγχει ἐφορμᾶσθαι Il. 17.465: mostly in aor. part. Pass., ἐφορμηθείς 6.410, etc.; ἄκοντι ἐφορμαθείς Pi. N. 10.69; ἐφορμηθέντες ἐξ ἑνὸς ῥόθου A. Pers. 462: without hostile sense, spring forward, τρὶς μὲν ἐφωρμήθην Od. 11.206, cf. Hes. Op. 459: c. acc., rush upon, make a dash at, ὥς τʼ ὀρνίθων . . αἰετὸς αἴθων ἔθνος ἐφορμᾶται Il. 15.691, cf. 20.461; so ἐφορμής εσθαι ἀέθλους Hes. Sc. 127: rarely (if ever) found in Prose, dub.l. in Th. 6.49.

ἐφορμάω, antreiben, anreizen gegen Jem., erregen, πόλεμον, ἀνέμους τινί, Il. 3.165, Od. 7.272 ; ἄνδρα ναύτας ἐφορμήσαντα τὸ πλεῖν Soph. Aj. 1122, zur Schifffahrt ; τινὶ κακά frg. 611. – Pass. feindlich auf Einen losstürmen, andringen ; ἔγχει ἐφορμᾶσθαι Il. 17.465 ; εἴσω 18.282 ; – c. acc., ὥστʼ ὀρνίθων – αἰετὸς ἔθνος ἐφορμᾶται, er stürmt auf die Schar der Vögel ein, Il. 15.691, vgl. 20.461 ; oft ἐφορμηθείς, Il.; ἄκοντι ἐφορμηθείς, mit dem Speere andringend, Pind. N. 10.69 ; absolut, Aesch. Pers. 454 ; allgemein, darauf zueilen, nicht feindlich, Od. 11.206 u. sp.D., wie Ap.Rh. 4.513 ; Hes. Sc. 127 ; auch aor. med., ἐφορμήσασθαι ἀέθλους, = ἐπʼ ἀέθλους. Uebertr., θυμὸς ἐφορμᾶται, c. inf., das Herz fühlt sich getrieben, hat Lust, ἴμεν, zu gehen, Od. 4.713, vgl. Il. 13.74, Od. 1.275, u. ohne θυμός, ἢ ὅγʼ ἐφορμᾶται ποιησέμεν, 21.399. – In Prosa, bes. der späteren, wird das act. in dieser Bdtg gebraucht, anstürmen, angreifen, vgl. Eur. Hipp. 1274 ᾧ πτανὸς ἐφορμάσῃ ; so oft Plut., τινί, Pomp. 19 ; ἐπί τινα, DC. 36.7 ; πρὸς τοὺς πολεμίους, Plut.; σῦν, auf das Schwein, Anton. Liber. 6 ; absolut, Plut. Dion. 38 ; – ohne feindliche Beziehung, ἡ εἰς τὸ πέλαγος ἐφορμήσασα ναῦς Xen. Hell. 1.6.21, wenn die Lesart richtig ist.

ἐφορμάω

[ἐφ-, ἐπι- 5 11.]

• • 1

    To stir to action, put in action, stir up, against.

    With dat.: οἵ μοι ἐφώρμησαν πόλεμον Il. 3.165. Cf. Od. 7.272.

  • 2

    In mid. and pass.

  • • a

      To be stirred, stir oneself, to hostile action, to rush with hostile intent, make attack, in a specified or indicated direction: πάντες ἐφορμηθέντες Il. 6.410. Cf. Il. 16.313, Il. 17.465, 489, Il. 18.282, Il. 20.461, Il. 24.800: Od. 12.122.

      Of the gadfly Od. 22.300.

    • b

      To pounce upon, attack.

      With acc.: ὥς τʼ ὀρνίθων αἰετὸς ἔθνος ἐφορμᾶται Il. 15.691.

    • c

      To rush in an indicated direction for an indicated purpose: τρὶς ἐφορμήθην Od. 11.206.

    • d

      With infin., to be disposed, have in mind, intend, to do: ποιησέμεν Od. 21.399.

      Of the mind or spirit, to be stirred or inclined to do: πολεμίζειν Il. 13.74. Cf. Od. 1.275, Od. 4.713.

For Pindar, see also: ἐφορμάομαι

ἐφορμάω , aor. ἐφώρμησα, pass. ἐφωρμήθην: act., set a-going against, arouse against; πόλεμόν τινι, ἀνέμους, Il. 3.165, Od. 7.272; mid. and pass., rush upon, be impelled, be eager; ἐνὶ δίφρῳ| ἔγχει ἐφορμᾶσθαι, Il. 17.465; w. acc., ὀρνίθων πετεηνῶν αἰετὸς αἴθων| ἔθνος ἐφορμᾶται, Il. 15.691, Il. 20.461; εἴ οἱ θῦμὸς ἐφορμᾶται γαμέεσθαι, Od. 1.275.

ἐφορμάω Ionic ἐπ- fut. ήσω

• • Ito stir up, rouse against one, Hom.; ἐπορμῆσαι τοὺς λύκους to set them on, Hdt.; ναύτας ἐφορμήσαντα τὸ πλεῖν having urged them on to sail, Soph.
  • IIintr. to rush upon, attack, τινί Eur.
  • IIIPass. and Mid. to be stirred up; c. inf. to be eager or desire to do, Hom.:—absol. to rush furiously on, ἔγχει ἐφορμᾶσθαι Il.; ἐφορμηθείς Il.; and, without hostile sense, to spring forward, Od.:— c. acc. to rush upon, make a dash at, Il.