To swear, to make an oath, oath

G3727
Greek
UBS
ὅρκος
hórkoshor'-kos
Noun Masculine

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

from (a fence;

KJV Translations

oath

Occurrences10
Frequency Rank#1097

Verse Usage

This word appears 10 times in the Bible. Verse examples coming soon.