Strong's Lexicon
horkos: Oath
Original Word:ὅρκος
Part of Speech:Noun, Masculine
Transliteration:horkos
Pronunciation:HOR-kos
Phonetic Spelling:(hor'-kos)
Definition:Oath
Meaning:an oath.
Word Origin:Derived from the Greek verb ὄμνυμι (omnumi), meaning "to swear" or "to take an oath."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -H7621 (שְׁבוּעָה, shevu'ah): Refers to an oath or sworn statement.
-H5087 (נֶדֶר, neder): Refers to a vow or promise made to God.
Usage:In the New Testament, "horkos" refers to a solemn promise or vow, often invoking a divine witness, to affirm the truth of a statement or the binding nature of a commitment. It is used to emphasize the seriousness and inviolability of one's word.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Greek and Jewish cultures, oaths were considered sacred and binding. They were often made in the name of God or the gods, and breaking an oath was seen as a serious offense with both social and spiritual consequences. In Jewish tradition, oaths were regulated by Mosaic Law, which emphasized the importance of truthfulness and the fulfillment of vows (e.g., Numbers 30:2, Deuteronomy 23:21-23).
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originakin to erkos (fence, enclosure)
Definitionan oath
NASB Translationoath (7), oaths (2), vows (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3727: ὅρκοςὅρκος,
ὅρκου,
ὁ (from
ἔργῳ,
εἴργω; equivalent to
ἕρκος an enclosure, confinement; hence, Latin
orcus) (from
Homer down), the
Sept. for
שֲׁבוּעָה,
an oath:
Matthew 14:7, 9;
Matthew 26:72;
Mark 6:26;
Luke 1:73 (
Winers Grammar, 628 (583);
Buttmann, § 144, 13);
Acts 2:30 (
Winer's Grammar, 226 (212); 603 (561));
Hebrews 6:16;
James 5:12; by metonymy,
that which has been pledged or promised with an oath; plural
vows,Matthew 5:33 ((cf. Wünsche ad loc.)).
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
oath.From herkos (a fence; perhaps akin tohorion); a limit, i.e. (sacred) restraint (specially, an oath) -- oath.
see GREEKhorion
Forms and Transliterations
όρκοις ορκον όρκον ὅρκον ορκος όρκος ὅρκος ορκου όρκου ὅρκου ορκους όρκους ὅρκους ορκω όρκω ὅρκῳ horko horkō hórkoi hórkōi horkon hórkon horkos hórkos horkou hórkou horkous hórkous orko orkō orkon orkos orkou orkousLinks
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