Strong's Lexicon
G3727 — ὅρκος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3727 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ὅρκος |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from herkos "a fence" (perhaps akin to G3725) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 10 |
| Transliteration: | horkos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hor'-kos |
| Meaning: | 1. a limit 2. (sacred) restraint 3. (specially) an oath |
| KJV Renderings: | oath |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὅρκος, ὅρκου, ὁ (from ἔργῳ, εἴργω; equivalent to ἕρκος an enclosure, confinement; hence, Latinorcus) (from Homer down), the Sept. for ùÂÑáåÌòÈä, an oath: Mat 14:7; Mat 14:9; Mat 26:72; Mar 6:26; Luk 1:73 (Winers Grammar, 628 (583); Buttmann, § 144, 13); Act 2:30 (Winer’s Grammar, 226 (212); 603 (561)); Heb 6:16; Jas 5:12; by metonymy, that which has been pledged or promised with an oath; plural vows, Mat 5:33 ((cf. Wnsche ad loc.)).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ὅρκος (oath)
Matthew 5:33
- KJV: 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
- GK: πάλιν ηκούσατε ότι ερρέθη τοις αρχαίοις ουκ επιορκήσεις αποδώσεις δε τω κυρίω τους όρκους σου
Matthew 14:7
- KJV: Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask
- GK: όθεν μεθ΄ όρκου ωμολόγησεν αυτή δούναι ο εάν αιτήσηται
Matthew 14:9
- KJV: And the king was sorry nevertheless for the oath’s sake and them which sat with him at meat he commanded to be given
- GK: και ελυπήθη ο βασιλεύς διά δε τους όρκους και τους συνανακειμένους εκέλευσεν δοθήναι
Matthew 26:72
- KJV: And again he denied with an oath I do not know the man
- GK: και πάλιν ηρνήσατο μεθ΄ όρκου ότι ουκ οίδα τον άνθρωπον
Mark 6:26
- KJV: And the king was exceeding sorry for his oath’s sake and for their sakes which sat with him he would not reject her
- GK: και περίλυπος γενόμενος ο βασιλεύς διά τους όρκους και τους συνανακειμένους ουκ ηθέλησεν αυτήν αθετήσαι
Luke 1:73
- KJV: The oath which he sware to our father Abraham
- GK: όρκον ον ώμοσε προς Αβραάμ τον πατέρα ημών του δούναι ημίν
Acts 2:30
- KJV: Therefore 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
- GK: προφήτης ούν υπάρχων και ειδώς ότι όρκω ώμοσεν αυτώ ο θεός εκ καρπού της οσφύος αυτού το κατά σάρκα αναστήσειν τον χριστόν καθίσαι επί του θρόνου αυτού
Hebrews 6:16
- KJV: For men verily swear by the greater and an oath for confirmation to them an end of all strife
- GK: άνθρωποι μεν γαρ κατά του μείζονος ομνύουσι και πάσης αυτοίς αντιλογίας πέρας εις βεβαίωσιν ο όρκος
Hebrews 6:17
- KJV: Where in God willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel confirmed by an oath
- GK: εν ω περισσότερον βουλόμενος ο θεός επιδείξαι τοις κληρονόμοις της επαγγελίας το αμετάθετον της βουλής αυτού εμεσίτευσεν όρκω
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