Oath
ὅρκοςStrong’s G3727horkos
Appears in 10 verses of the New Testament
In short
Horkos is the Greek word usually translated “oath” and “oaths”. It appears in 10 verses of the New Testament.
“Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:”
Meaning
Usually translated “oath” and “oaths”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- oath 4
- oaths 3
- an oath 1
- with an oath 1
- by an oath 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 4
- Hebrews 2
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
- James 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 14:7Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
- Matthew 14:9And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.
- Matthew 26:72And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.
- Mark 6:26And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.
- Luke 1:73The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
- Acts 2:30Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
Greek dictionary
ὅρκος horkos · 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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “oath” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
OATH, noun
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.