"violent or impetuous motion; violence, Rev. 18:21*"
Definition and meaning
violent or impetuous motion; violence, Rev. 18:21*
In the original Greek the word is written: ὅρμημα
Historical context
Domitian required people across the empire to address him as Dominus et Deus — Lord and God. Christians who refused to burn incense before the emperor's image faced economic exclusion and imprisonment. The book was written in apocalyptic imagery that believers would recognize but Roman authorities would not — a letter of resistance written to people being crushed by the most powerful empire on earth.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of hormema (G3731) across the King James Bible.
And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
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Common questions
Strong's G3731 (hormema) is a Greek word that means: violent or impetuous motion; violence, Rev. 18:21* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word hormema (G3731) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3731 is hormema, a Greek word defined as: violent or impetuous motion; violence, Rev. 18:21*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
hormema is a Greek word found in the New Testament.