Strong's Lexicon
G1844
G1844 — ἐξορκίζω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1844 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἐξορκίζω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G1537 and G3726 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | exorkizo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ex-or-kid'-zo |
| Meaning: | 1. to exact an oath, i.e. conjure |
| KJV Renderings: | adjure |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐξορκίζω;
1. to exact an oath, to force to an oath (Demosthenes, Polybius, Apollod., Diodorus, Plutarch, others), for which the earlier Greeks used ἐξορκόω (cf. Winer’s Grammar, 102 (97)).
2. to adjure: τινα κατά τίνος, one by a person (cf. κατά, I. 2 a.), followed by ἵνα (Buttmann, 237 (205)), Mat 26:63; (Gen 24:3).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐξορκίζω (adjure)
Matthew 26:63
- KJV: But Jesus held his peace And the high priest answered and said unto him I adjure thee by the living God that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ the Son of God
- GK: ο δε Ιησούς εσιώπα και αποκριθείς ο αρχιερεύς είπεν αυτώ εξορκίζω σε κατά του θεού του ζώντος ίνα ημίν είπης ει συ ει ο Χριστός ο υιός του θεού