ὅρκος horkos · G3727

oath

ὅρκος, -ου, ὁ ; [in LXX chiefly for שֶׁוַע, שִׁבְעָה and cogn. forms ; ] ; an oath: Mat.14:7 26:72, Luk.1:73, Act.2:30, Heb.6:16-17, Jas.5:12; p1., Mat.5:33 (LXX) Mat.14:9, Mrk.6:26.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ὅρκος, ὁ, ; the object by which one swears, as the Styx among the gods, Στυγὸς ὕδωρ, ὅς τε μέγιστος ὅ. δεινότατός τε πέλει μακάρεσσι θεοῖσι []; or as Zeus among mortals, []; so of things, ὅρκον δ᾽ ἐνοσφίσθης μέγαν, ἅλας τε καὶ τράπεζαν []; 2 oath, mostly with epithet μέγας, καρτερός, [], etc.; θεῶν ὅ. an oath by the gods, []; ὅ. πλατύς a firm-based oath, []; ὅρκον ὀμόσαι swear an oath, ὄμοσέν τε τελεύτησέν τε τὸν ὅ. []; ὅ. ἐπιορκῆσαι take a false oath, []; ὅρκου προστεθέντος when an oath is …

Where it's used 10 times

Matthew 5:33 · Matthew 14:7 · Matthew 14:9 · Matthew 26:72 · Mark 6:26 · Luke 1:73 · Acts 2:30 · Hebrews 6:16 · Hebrews 6:17 · James 5:12

Source: TBESG G3727; TFLSJ G3727

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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