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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #3728 - ὁρκωμοσία

Transliteration

horkōmosía

Phonetics

hor-ko-mos-ee'-ah

Origin

from a compound of (G3727) and a derivative of (G3660)

Parts of Speech

feminine noun

TDNT

5:463,729

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

affirmation made on oath, the taking of an oath, an oath

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 5927 ‑ עָלָה (aw‑law');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (4)

Hebrews 4

BSB (4)

Hebrews 4

CSB (4)

Hebrews 4

ESV (3)

Hebrews 3

KJV (4)

Hebrews 4

LEB (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (4)

Hebrews 4

N95 (4)

Hebrews 4

NAS (4)

Hebrews 4

NLT (5)

Hebrews 10

WEB (4)

Hebrews 4

YLT (4)

Hebrews 4

ASV (4)

an oath 2

of the oath 1

the taking of an oath 1

BSB (4)

an oath 3

oath 1

CSB (4)

oath 3

the oath 1

ESV (3)

oath 3

KJV (4)

oath 4

LEB (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (4)

oath 4

N95 (4)

oath 4

NAS (4)

oath 4

NLT (5)

oath 5

WEB (4)

an oath 2

of the oath 1

the taking of an oath 1

YLT (4)

an oath 1

oath 3

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

N-GSF 4

ANT

N-GSF 4

BEZ

N-GSF 4

BGB

N-GSF 4

BMT

N-GSF 4

BYZ

N-GSF 4

ELZ

N-GSF 4

NA26

N-GSF 4

SBL

N-GSF 4

SCV

N-GSF 4

STV

N-GSF 4

TIS

N-GSF 4

TRG

N-GSF 4

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ὁρκ-ωμοσία, ἡ,

swearing, oath, LXX Ezekiel 17:18, Hebrews 7:20, Poll. 1. 38.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

ὁρκωμοσία, ὁρκωμοσίας, ἡ (ὁρκωματέω (ὅρκος and ὄμνυμι); cf. ἀπωμοσια, ἀντωμοσία), affirmation made on oath, the taking of an oath, an oath: Hebrews 7:20(21),21,28. (Ezekiel 17:18; 1 Esdr. 8:90 (92); Josephus, Antiquities 16, 6, 2. Cf. Delitzsch, Commentary on Hebrew, the passage cited.)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ὁρκωμοσία , -ας , ἡ

(<ὅρκος , ὄμνυμι ; by metapl. for τὰ ὁρκωμόσια , asseverations on oath; v. MM, xviii),

[in LXX: Ezekiel 17:18-19 (H5927) 1Es 9:93*;]

affirmation on oath, an oath: Hebrews 7:20-21; Hebrews 7:28.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

ορκωμοσίαν ορκωμοσιας ορκωμοσίας ὁρκωμοσίας horkomosias horkomosías horkōmosias horkōmosías orkomosias orkōmosias