ἐφορμάω

ἐφορμ-άω, [dialect] Ion. [pref] ἐπ-,

A 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.HG1.6.21.—This use is more freq. in [voice] Pass. (v. infr.).

III [voice] Pass. and [voice] 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 [tense] aor. part. [voice] 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 τ' 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.