Hormao means “rush” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H3729 — kephath (“bind”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G3729 ὁρμάω (hormao) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. hormao (hor-mah'-o) v. 1. to start, spur or urge on 2. (reflexively) to dash or plunge It has 20 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include violently and rushed. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
hormao (hor-mah'-o) v. 1. to start, spur or urge on 2. (reflexively) to dash or plunge [from G3730] KJV: run (violently), rush Root(s): G3730
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3729. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
to stampede
Usage: ὁρμάω, -ῶ (ὁρμή), [in LXX for שׁוּב, etc. ;] __1. causal, to set in motion, urge on. __2. Intrans., to hasten on, rush: before εἰς, Mat.8:32, Mrk.5:13, Luk.8:33, Act.19:29; ἐπί, with accusative, Act.7:57.† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render hormao, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Strong's G3729 (ὁρμάω) appears 15 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
5 indexed usages in New Testament.
And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.
9 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And he departed himself and all that belonged to him, and passed over the river, and went into the mountain Gilead.
And it came to pass when the congregation combined against Moses and Aaron, that they ran impetuously to the tabernacle of witness; and the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared.
And it came to pass when the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord were gone up out of Jordan, and set their feet upon the land, that the water of Jordan returned impetuously to its place, and went as before over all its banks.
6 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
For he had entered the city called Persepolis, and went about to rob the temple, and to hold the city; whereupon the multitude running to defend themselves with their weapons put them to flight; and so it happened, that Antiochus being put to flight of the inhabitants returned with shame.
Then they that were with Maccabeus made supplication, and besought God that he would be their helper; and so they ran with violence upon the strongholds of the Idumeans,
And Maccabeus ranged his army by bands, and set them over the bands, and went against Timothy, who had about him a hundred and twenty thousand men of foot, and two thousand and five hundred horsemen.
First 20 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3729.
And he departed himself and all that belonged to him, and passed over the river, and went into the mountain Gilead.
And it came to pass when the congregation combined against Moses and Aaron, that they ran impetuously to the tabernacle of witness; and the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared.
And it came to pass when the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord were gone up out of Jordan, and set their feet upon the land, that the water of Jordan returned impetuously to its place, and went as before over all its banks.
And it shall be that when ye shall sound with the trumpet, all the people shall shout together. And when they have shouted, the walls of the city shall fall of themselves; and all the people shall enter, each one rushing direct into the city.
And why didst not thou hearken to the voice of the Lord, but didst hasten to fasten upon the spoils, and didst that which was evil in the sight of the Lord?
They rage as lions, and draw nigh as a lion’s whelps: and he shall seize, and roar as a wild beast, and he shall cast them forth, and there shall be none to deliver them.
For these things let the earth mourn, and let the sky be dark above: for I have spoken, and I will not repent; I have purposed, and I will not turn back from it.
Thou hast multiplied thy merchandise beyond the stars of heaven: the palmerworm has attacked it, and has flown away.
And his horses shall bound more swiftly than leopards, and they are fiercer than the wolves of Arabia: and his horsemen shall ride forth, and shall rush from far; and they shall fly as an eagle hastening to eat.
And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.
Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.
For he had entered the city called Persepolis, and went about to rob the temple, and to hold the city; whereupon the multitude running to defend themselves with their weapons put them to flight; and so it happened, that Antiochus being put to flight of the inhabitants returned with shame.
Then they that were with Maccabeus made supplication, and besought God that he would be their helper; and so they ran with violence upon the strongholds of the Idumeans,
And Maccabeus ranged his army by bands, and set them over the bands, and went against Timothy, who had about him a hundred and twenty thousand men of foot, and two thousand and five hundred horsemen.
But when Judas his first band came in sight, the enemies, being smitten with fear and terror through the appearing of him that seeth all things, fled amain, one running this way, another that way, so as that they were often hurt of their own men, and wounded with the points of their own swords.
From thence they departed to Scythopolis, which lieth six hundred furlongs from Jerusalem.
And after the feast, called Pentecost, they went forth against Gorgias the governor of Idumea,
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3729, grouped by book.
Hormao (Strong's G3729) is a Greek word most simply glossed "rush". hormao (hor-mah'-o) v. 1. to start, spur or urge on 2. (reflexively) to dash or plunge
This page currently indexes 20 linked usages for Strong's G3729 across 13 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3729 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as violently and rushed. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 9 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 6 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G3729, with linked reader references where each row is available.