ὁρμαίνω

ὁρμαίνω, used by Hom. only in [tense] pres., [tense] impf., and [tense] aor.

A

ὥρμηνα Il.21.137

, Od.2.156: ([etym.] ὁρμάω) :—poet. Verb,

I in Hom. always, turn over or revolve anxiously in the mind, debate, ponder, mostly c. acc.,

ἧος ὁ ταῦθ' 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 one's 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

.