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ἐφορμάω

α-contract Verb;

Transliteration:

Principal Part:

Structure: ἐπ (Prefix) + ὁρμά (Stem) + ω (Ending)

Sense

to stir up, rouse against, to set, on, having urged, on
to rush upon, attack
to be stirred up;, to be eager or desire, to rush furiously on, to spring forward, to rush upon, make a dash at

Active
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Indicative	Singular	ἐφορμῶ	ἐφορμᾷς	ἐφορμᾷ
Dual		ἐφορμᾶτον	ἐφορμᾶτον
Plural	ἐφορμῶμεν	ἐφορμᾶτε	ἐφορμῶσιν*
Subjunctive	Singular	ἐφορμῶ	ἐφορμῇς	ἐφορμῇ
Dual		ἐφορμῆτον	ἐφορμῆτον
Plural	ἐφορμῶμεν	ἐφορμῆτε	ἐφορμῶσιν*
Optative	Singular	ἐφορμῷμι	ἐφορμῷς	ἐφορμῷ
Dual		ἐφορμῷτον	ἐφορμῴτην
Plural	ἐφορμῷμεν	ἐφορμῷτε	ἐφορμῷεν
Imperative	Singular		ἐφόρμᾱ	ἐφορμᾱ́τω
Dual		ἐφορμᾶτον	ἐφορμᾱ́των
Plural		ἐφορμᾶτε	ἐφορμώντων, ἐφορμᾱ́τωσαν
Infinitive	ἐφορμᾶν
Participle	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
ἐφορμων ἐφορμωντος	ἐφορμωσα ἐφορμωσης	ἐφορμων ἐφορμωντος
Middle/Passive
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Indicative	Singular	ἐφορμῶμαι	ἐφορμᾷ	ἐφορμᾶται
Dual		ἐφορμᾶσθον	ἐφορμᾶσθον
Plural	ἐφορμώμεθα	ἐφορμᾶσθε	ἐφορμῶνται
Subjunctive	Singular	ἐφορμῶμαι	ἐφορμῇ	ἐφορμῆται
Dual		ἐφορμῆσθον	ἐφορμῆσθον
Plural	ἐφορμώμεθα	ἐφορμῆσθε	ἐφορμῶνται
Optative	Singular	ἐφορμῴμην	ἐφορμῷο	ἐφορμῷτο
Dual		ἐφορμῷσθον	ἐφορμῴσθην
Plural	ἐφορμῴμεθα	ἐφορμῷσθε	ἐφορμῷντο
Imperative	Singular		ἐφορμῶ	ἐφορμᾱ́σθω
Dual		ἐφορμᾶσθον	ἐφορμᾱ́σθων
Plural		ἐφορμᾶσθε	ἐφορμᾱ́σθων, ἐφορμᾱ́σθωσαν
Infinitive	ἐφορμᾶσθαι
Participle	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
ἐφορμωμενος ἐφορμωμενου	ἐφορμωμενη ἐφορμωμενης	ἐφορμωμενον ἐφορμωμενου

Active

1st person

2nd person

3rd person

Indicative

Singular

Dual

Plural

Subjunctive

Singular

Dual

Plural

Optative

Singular

Dual

Plural

Imperative

Singular

Dual

Plural

ἐφορμώντων, ἐφορμᾱ́τωσαν

Infinitive

ἐφορμᾶν

Participle

Masculine

Feminine

Neuter

ἐφορμων ἐφορμωντος

ἐφορμωσα ἐφορμωσης

ἐφορμων ἐφορμωντος

Middle/Passive

1st person

2nd person

3rd person

Indicative

Singular

Dual

Plural

Subjunctive

Singular

Dual

Plural

Optative

Singular

Dual

Plural

Imperative

Singular

Dual

Plural

ἐφορμᾱ́σθων, ἐφορμᾱ́σθωσαν

Infinitive

ἐφορμᾶσθαι

Participle

Masculine

Feminine

Neuter

ἐφορμωμενος ἐφορμωμενου

ἐφορμωμενη ἐφορμωμενης

ἐφορμωμενον ἐφορμωμενου

Active
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Indicative	Singular	ἐφῶρμων	ἐφῶρμᾱς	ἐφῶρμᾱν*
Dual		ἐφώρμᾱτον	ἐφωρμᾶτην
Plural	ἐφώρμωμεν	ἐφώρμᾱτε	ἐφῶρμων
Middle/Passive
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Indicative	Singular	ἐφωρμῶμην	ἐφώρμω	ἐφώρμᾱτο
Dual		ἐφώρμᾱσθον	ἐφωρμᾶσθην
Plural	ἐφωρμῶμεθα	ἐφώρμᾱσθε	ἐφώρμωντο

Active

1st person

2nd person

3rd person

Indicative

Singular

Dual

Plural

Middle/Passive

1st person

2nd person

3rd person

Indicative

Singular

Dual

Plural

Examples

ἄπελθ’, ἐρῶ γὰρ καὶ πρὸ τῶνδε, μηδέ με φύλασσ’ ἐφορμῶν ἔνθα χρὴ ναίειν ἐμέ. (Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus, episode 2:9)
ὁ γὰρ Κάσανδροσ εἰσ Πύδναν τῆσ Μακεδονίασ συγκεκλεικὼσ Ὀλυμπιάδα προσβολὰσ μὲν τοῖσ τείχεσιν ἠδυνάτει ποιεῖσθαι διὰ τοὺσ χειμῶνασ, περιστρατοπεδεύσασ δὲ τὴν πόλιν καὶ χάρακα βαλόμενοσ ἀπὸ θαλάσσησ εἰσ θάλασσαν, ἔτι δὲ ἐφορμῶν τῷ λιμένι πάντα βουλόμενον ἐπικουρῆσαι διεκώλυεν. (Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica, Books XVIII-XX, book 19, chapter 49 1:2)
Καλπούρνιοσ δὲ Πίσων ἐπολιόρκει τὰ μεσόγεια, καὶ Μαγκῖνοσ ἐφορμῶν Καρχηδόνι, μέροσ τι τοῦ τείχουσ ἀμελούμενον ἰδών, οὗ κρημνοὶ προύκειντο συνεχεῖσ καὶ δύσβατοι, καὶ παρ’ αὐτὸ ἦν καὶ ἀμελούμενον, ἤλπισε λαθὼν κλίμακασ ἐποίσειν ἐπὶ τὸ τεῖχοσ. (Appian, The Foreign Wars, chapter 17 2:2)

Synonyms

to stir up
- ὀροθύνω (to stir up, rouse, urge on)
- ἀναιθύσσω (to stir up, rouse)
- ἐγείρω (to rouse, stir up)
- κῑνέω (I urge on, stir on)
- ἵστημι (to set up, to cause to rise, to raise)
- ἐπάγω (to set on, urge on)
- ἀνόρνυμι (to rouse, stir up, to start up)
to rush upon
- ἐπαίσσω (to rush upon)
- ἐπαίσσω (to rush at or upon)
- συνεπεισπίπτω (to rush in upon together)
- εἰσπίπτω (to fall upon, attack)
- ἐμπίπτω (to fall upon, attack)
- μεταίσσω (to rush after, rush upon)
- μεθάλλομαι (to leap or rush upon)
- ἐπαιγίζω (to rush furiously upon)
- προσβάλλω (to throw oneself upon, attack)
- κατασκήπτω (to rush down or fall upon, to fall on)

Derived

ἀφορμάω (to make to start from, to go forth, start)
εἰσορμάω (to bring forcibly into, to force one's way into)
ἐξορμάω (to send forth, send to war, to start)
μεθορμάομαι (to rush in pursuit of, make a dash at)
ὁρμάω (to set in motion, urge, push on)
παρορμάω (to urge on, stimulate)
προεξορμάω (to set out or start beforehand)
προορμάω (to drive forward, to move forward, push on)
προσορμάω (to rush on)
συνεξορμάω (to help to urge on, to rush forth or sally out together)

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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ἐφορμάω

Sense

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Present tense

Imperfect tense

Examples

Synonyms

to stir up

to rush upon

Derived

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ἐφορμάω

Sense

Conjugation

Present tense

Imperfect tense

Examples

Synonyms

to stir up

to rush upon

Derived

Similar forms

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Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

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