Lexical Definition
ὅρκος hórkos (hor'-kos) oath G:N-M
from
oath.
- perhaps akin to ὅριον)
- a limit, i.e. (sacred) restraint (specially, an oath)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ὅρκῳ | by an oath | Heb.6.17 |
| with an oath | Acts.2.30 | |
| ὅρκουσ | oaths | Matt.5.33 • Matt.14.9 • Mark.6.26 |
| ὅρκου | an oath | Matt.26.72 |
| oath | Matt.14.7 | |
| ὅρκοσ | oath | Heb.6.16 |
| ὅρκον | oath | Luke.1.73 • Jas.5.12 |
| όρκω | an oath | LXX.Neh.10.29 |
| for with an oath | LXX.Exod.13.19 | |
| your oath | LXX.Josh.2.17 • LXX.Josh.2.19 • LXX.Josh.2.20 | |
| όρκου | Oath | LXX.Gen.21.14 • LXX.Gen.21.33 • LXX.Gen.22.19 • LXX.Gen.22.19 • LXX.Gen.26.23 • LXX.Gen.28.10 • LXX.Gen.46.1 • LXX.Gen.46.5 • LXX.2Chr.15.15 • LXX.Amos.5.5 |
| an oath | LXX.Lev.5.4 • LXX.Num.30.10 • LXX.Prov.29.24 | |
| his oath | LXX.Ps.105.9 | |
| of Oath | LXX.Gen.26.33 • LXX.Eccl.8.2 | |
| this oath | LXX.Gen.24.8 | |
| όρκοσ | Oath | LXX.Gen.26.33 • LXX.Num.30.13 • LXX.Judg.21.5 • LXX.Dan.9.11 |
| there shall be an oath | LXX.Exod.22.11 | |
| όρκον | by an oath | LXX.Num.30.2 |
| his oath | LXX.1Chr.16.16 | |
| my oath | LXX.Gen.26.3 • LXX.Jer.11.5 | |
| oath | LXX.Deut.7.8 • LXX.Josh.9.20 • LXX.1Sam.14.26 • LXX.2Sam.21.7 • LXX.1Kgs.2.43 • LXX.Eccl.9.2 • LXX.Zech.8.17 | |
| όρκοισ | oaths | LXX.Num.5.21 |
Abbott-Smith
ὅρκος, -ου, ὁ, [in LXX chiefly for שֶׁבַע, שִׁבְעָה and cogn. forms;]
an oath: Mt 14:7 26:72, Lk 1:73, Ac 2:30, He 6:16, 17, Ja 5:12; p1., Mt 5:33(LXX) 14:9, Mk 6:26.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 5:33 · 14:7 · 14:9 · 26:72 |
| Mark | 6:26 |
| Luke | 1:73 |
| Acts | 2:30 |
| Hebrews | 6:16 · 6:17 |
| James | 5:12 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ὅρκος, ὁ,
the object by which one swears, as the Styx among the gods, Στυγὸς ὕδωρ, ὅς τε μέγιστος ὅ. δεινότατός τε πέλει μακάρεσσι θεοῖσι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; or as Zeus among mortals, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so of things, ὅρκον δ᾽ ἐνοσφίσθης μέγαν, ἅλας τε καὶ τράπεζαν [Refs 7th c.BC+]
__2 oath, mostly with epithet μέγας, καρτερός, [Refs 8th c.BC+], etc.; θεῶν ὅ. an oath by the gods, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὅ. πλατύς a firm-based oath, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅρκον ὀμόσαι swear an oath, ὄμοσέν τε τελεύτησέν τε τὸν ὅ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὅ. ἐπιορκῆσαι take a false oath, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὅρκου προστεθέντος when an oath is added, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δαίμονι τῷ Πλεισθενιδῶν ὅρκους θεμένη having made a sworn compact with.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the person demanding the oath, ὅ. ἑλέσθαι τινός or τινί take it of him, i.e. make him swear, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὅρκους ἐπελάσαι and προσάγειν τινί lay oath upon a man, put him on his oath, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸν ὅ... ἐπάγειν.. Ὀποντίοις readminister the oath, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅρκους δοὺς καὶ δεξάμενος after tendering his oath to them and accepting theirs, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀποδοῦναι take it oneself, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἀπολαμβάνειν administer or tender it, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὅρκους καὶ πίστιν ἀλλήλοις δότε swear to one another, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅρκοις καταλαβὼν τὰ τέλη having bound the authorities by oaths, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅρκῳ ἐμμένειν abide by it, [ὅρκος">Refs 5th c.BC+] aorist, present, or future infinitive may refer to future time, ὤμοσα καρτερὸν ὅ., μὴ.. ἀναφῆναι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐμεῦ δ᾽ ἕλετο μέγαν ὅ., μὴ πρὶν σοὶ ἐρέειν[Refs 8th c.BC+]; εἶπαι ἐπ᾽ ὅρκου say on oath, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II Ὅρκος, personified, son of Eris, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; a divinity who punishes the false and perjured,[Refs 5th c.BC+]; Διὸς Ὅ., as servant of Zeus, [Refs 5th c.BC+]