To swear, to make an oath, oath

G3660
Greek
UBS
ὀμνύω
omnýōom-o'-o
Verb

Definition

to affirm the truth of a statement by calling on a divine being to execute sanctions against a person if the statement in question is not true (in the case of a deity taking an oath, his divine being is regarded as validating the statement)

Semantic Domains

Communication

Etymology

a prolonged form of a primary, but obsolete , for which another prolonged form is used in certain tenses;

KJV Translations

swear

Occurrences21
Frequency Rank#621

Verse Usage

This word appears 21 times in the Bible. Verse examples coming soon.