To swear
ὄμνυμιStrong’s G3660omnumi
Appears in 20 verses of the New Testament
In short
Omnumi is the Greek word usually translated “swear”, “swore” and “having sworn”. It appears in 20 verses of the New Testament.
“But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne:”
Meaning
Usually translated “swear”, “swore” and “having sworn”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to swear 4
- he swore 4
- having sworn 3
- swears 3
- may swear 2
- shall swear 2
- i swore 2
- may you swear 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 8
- Hebrews 6
- Mark 2
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
- James 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 5:36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
- Matthew 23:16Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
- Matthew 23:18And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
- Matthew 23:20Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
- Matthew 23:21And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
- Matthew 23:22And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
Greek dictionary
ὄμνυμι omnumi · to swear
ὀμνύω (so Hdt. and some Att.. writers) and ὄμνυμι (so generally in Att.. prose and always in Trag.; Mrk.14:71, -ύναι), [in LXX chiefly for שָׁבַע ni. ;] to swear, affirm by oath: Mat.26:74, Mrk.14:71, Heb.7:21; before εἰ (q.v), Heb.3:11 4:3; with dative of person(s), Mrk.6:23; id. with inf., Heb.3:18; before ὅρκῳ, Act.2:30; ὀ. ὅρκον, πρός, with accusative of person(s) (cl.), Luk.1:73; with accusative (of that by which one swears; cl., see MM, xviii), Jas.5:12; before κατά, with genitive (LXX; Bl., § 34, 1), Heb.6:13, 16; before ἐν (εἰς), as in Heb. (El., § 39, 4), Mat.5:34, 36 23:16, 18 23:20 …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “swear” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SWEAR, verb intransitive
preterit tense swore. [Eng. veer; Latin assevero.]
- To affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed.“Ye shall not swear by my name falsely” Leviticus 19:12“But I say unto you, swear not at all” Matthew 5:34
- To promise upon oath.“Jacob said, swear to me this day; and he swore to him” Genesis 25:33
- To give evidence an oath; as, to swear to the truth of a statement.
- To be profane; to practice profaneness.
All definitions and other forms of “swear”
SWEAR, verb transitive
To utter or affirm with a solemn appeal to God for the truth of the declaration; as, to swear on oath. [This seems to have been the primitive use of swear; that is, to affirm.]
- To put to an oath; to cause to take an oath; as, to swear witnesses in court; to swear a jury; the witness has been sworn; the judges are sworn into office.
- To declare or charge upon oath; as, to swear treason against a man.
- To obtest by an oath.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.