Horme denotes an impulse that moves people toward an action or directs a course.

The attested use denotes an impulse that sets action or direction in motion: in Acts 14:5 it arises toward mistreatment and stoning, while in James 3:4 it directs the course chosen by a ship's steerer.

1. Impulse directing action or course · dominant

   The nominative singular feminine form occurs in Acts 14:5 where an impulse arises among opponents toward mistreating and stoning them; the APB renders the clause "When an impulse arose among both the Gentiles and the Jews together with their rulers to mistreat and stone them," In James 3:4, the same form is linked to the direction chosen by the one steering; the APB renders ships as turned "wherever the impulse of the one steering directs."

   Acts 14:5James 3:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "impulse" in both verses, once for a hostile movement toward action and once for the direction of a steerer. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate a precise English equivalent.