Oath
ὁρκωμοσίαStrong’s G3728horkōmosia
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Horkōmosia is the Greek word usually translated “oath”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:”
Meaning
Usually translated “oath”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- an oath 2
- oath 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 3
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Hebrews 7:21(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)
- Hebrews 7:28For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.
Greek dictionary
ὁρκωμοσία horkōmosia · oath
ὁρκωμοσία, -ας, ἡ (ὅρκος, ὄμνυμι; by metapl. for τὰ ὁρκωμόσια, asseverations on oath; see MM, xviii), [in LXX: Eze.17:18-19 (עָלָה) 1Es 9:93* ;] affirmation on oath, an oath: Heb.7:20-21, 28.† (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.