oJrkwmotevw
oJrk-wmotevw , f. hvsw , ( o[mnumi ) to take an oath, Trag.:—foll. by inf. aor., oJrk. qeou;" to; mh; dra`sai to swear by the gods that they did it not, Soph.; by inf. fut., [Arh wJrkwmovthsan lapavxein made oath by Ares that they would destroy, Aesch.
oJrkwthv"
oJrkwthv" , ou`, oJ , ( oJrkovw ) the officer who administers the oath, Xen.
oJrmaqov"
oJrma±qov" , oJ , ( o{rmo" ) a string, chain, or cluster of things hanging one from the other, as of bats, Od.; so, oJrm. kribanitw`n, ijscavdwn Ar.
oJrmaqw`
oJrma<Eth>qw` , Dor. for oJrmhqw` , aor. I pass. subj. of oJrmavw .
oJrmaivnw
oJrmaivnw , only in pres., impf. and aor. I w{rmhna : ( oJrmavw ):
I. to turn over or revolve anxiously in the mind, to debate, ponder, Lat. animo volvere , oJrmaivnein ti kata; frevna or ejni; fresiv Hom.:—so also oJrmaivnein ti alone, to ponder over, meditate, povlemon, oJdovn Id.
2.
absol.,
w}" w{rmaine
thus
he debated with himself,
Il.
3.
foll. by a relat. clause,
h[. . , h[
. . ,
to debate whether. . , or. . ,
Hom.;
oJrm. o{pw"
. . ,
to debate, ponder how
a thing is to be done, Il.
4.
c. inf.
to long, desire, wish,
Theocr.
II.
after Hom.,
1.
to set in motion,
qumo;n oJrm
.
to gasp out
ones life, Aesch.;
to excite, urge,
Pind.
2.
intr.
to be eager, to chafe, fret,
Aesch.; part.
oJrmaivnwn
eagerly,
Pind.
oJrmavw
oJrmavw , f. hvsw , Att.: aor. I w{rmhsa : pf. w{rmhka :—Med. and Pass., f. oJrmhvsomai : aor. I wJrmhsavmhn and wJrmhvqhn :—pf. w{rmhmai , Ion. 3 pl. pf. and plqpf. wJrmevatai and -evato : ( oJrmhv ):
A.
Act.,
I.
Causal,
to set in motion, urge
or
push on, spur on, cheer on,
Il., Hdt., Att.:—Pass.,
oJrmhqei;" qeou`
inspired
by the god, Od.; so,
pro;" qew`n wJrmhmevno"
Soph.
2.
with a thing as the object,
to stir up,
povlemon
Od.:—Pass.,
wJrmavqh plagav
was inflicted,
Soph.
II.
intr.
to make a start, hasten on,
1.
c. inf.,
o}" oJrmhvsh/ diwvkein
who
starts
in chase, Il.;
oJssavki dÆ oJrmhvseie pulavwn ajntivon aji?xasqai
whenever he
started
to rush against the gates, Ib.:
to begin
to do, Hdt., Soph.
2. c. gen. to rush headlong at one, Il.; so, oJrma`n ejpiv tina Hdt., etc.; ei[" tina, katav tina Xen.; ejpi; to; skopei`n Id., etc.: also, oJrm. ej" mavchn to hasten to battle, Aesch.; eij" ajgw`na Eur.
3. absol. to start, begin, Plat.; aiJ mavlista oJrmhvsasai »nh`e"1/4 the ships that had got the greatest start, Thuc.
B.
Med. and Pass., like intr. Act.:
1.
c. inf.,
mh; feuvgein oJrmhvswntai
that they put
not
themselves in motion
to flee,
think
of fleeing, Il.; so,
diwvkein wJrmhvqhsan
Ib.;
oJ lovgo" ou|to" wJrmhvqh levgesqai
this account
began
to be given, was taken in hand, Hdt.; but,
lovgon, to;n w{rmhto levgein
which
he purposed
to make, Id.; and with the inf. omitted,
menehvnamen oJrmhqevnte
we
eagerly
desired, Od.