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ὁρμαίνω

ὁρμαίνω, to turn over

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ὁρμαίνων present active participle masculine nominative singular, present active participle masculine vocative singular of ὁρμαίνω

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ὁρμαίνω, used by Hom. only in pres., impf., and aor. ὥρμηνα Il. 21.137, Od. 2.156: (ὁρμάω):—
    • Ipoet. Verb, in Hom. 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 A.R. 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 Pi. 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, Hom. Epigr. 4.16, A.R. 3.620, Theoc. 24.26; ὁ. νᾶας καῦσαι rushing on to . ., B. 12.106.
    • II after Hom.,
      • 1 set in motion, drive forth, θυμὸν ὁ. gasp out oneʼs life, A. Ag. 1388 (ὀρυγάνει cj. Hermann); excite, urge, τινὰ πορεύειν Pi. O. 3.25 (v.l. ὥρμα).
      • 2 intr., to be eager or impatient, chafe, fret, [ἵππος] βοὴν σάλπιγγος ὁρμαίνει κλύων A. Th. 394; κέαρ ὁ. B. Fr. 16.12; ἄπρηκτον ὁ. Semon. 1.7: part. ὁρμαίνων eagerly, quickly, Pi. O. 13.84.

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