1. a cord, chain , especially a necklace, collar , (Homer), attic 2. generally, anything strung like a necklace, a wreath, chaplet , (Pindar); στεφάνων ὅρμος a string of crowns, i. e. of praises, (Pindar) 3. a dance performed in a ring , (Lucian) 4. a roadstead, anchorage, moorings , (Iliad by Homer), attic 5. metaphorically a haven, place of shelter or refuge , [Refs 5th c.BC, variant datesAnthology Palantina 6. = ἕρμα 1, [variant datesAnthology Palantina (ML)
STRONG'S WORD STUDY
G8550 — ὅρμος
hormos · a mooring · Greek