3727. horkos

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 Origin
akin to erkos (fence, enclosure)
Definition
an oath
NASB Translation
oath (7), oaths (2), vows (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 3727: ὅρκος

ὅρκος, ὅρκου, ὁ (from ἔργῳ, εἴργω; equivalent to ἕρκος an enclosure, confinement; hence, Latinorcus) (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 to horion); a limit, i.e. (sacred) restraint (specially, an oath) -- oath.

see GREEK horion

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 orkous

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 5:33 N-AMP
GRK: κυρίῳ τοὺς ὅρκους σου
NAS: BUT SHALL FULFILL YOUR VOWS TO THE LORD.'
KJV: unto the Lord thine oaths:
INT: Lord the oaths of you

Matthew 14:7 N-GMS
GRK: ὅθεν μεθ' ὅρκου ὡμολόγησεν αὐτῇ
NAS: [much] that he promised with an oath to give
KJV: he promised with an oath to give her
INT: Whereupon with oath he promised to her

Matthew 14:9 N-AMP
GRK: διὰ τοὺς ὅρκους καὶ τοὺς
NAS: because of his oaths, and because of his dinner guests.
KJV: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and
INT: but on account of the oaths and those who

Matthew 26:72 N-GMS
GRK: ἠρνήσατο μετὰ ὅρκου ὅτι Οὐκ
NAS: he denied [it] with an oath, I do not know
KJV: he denied with an oath, I do
INT: he denied with an oath not

Mark 6:26 N-AMP
GRK: διὰ τοὺς ὅρκους καὶ τοὺς
NAS: [yet] because of his oaths and because of his dinner guests,
KJV: [yet] for his oath's sake, and
INT: on account of the oaths and those who

Luke 1:73 N-AMS
GRK: ὅρκον ὃν ὤμοσεν
NAS: The oath which He swore
KJV: The oath which he sware
INT: [the] oath which he swore

Acts 2:30 N-DMS
GRK: εἰδὼς ὅτι ὅρκῳ ὤμοσεν αὐτῷ
NAS: HAD SWORN TO HIM WITH AN OATH TO SEAT
KJV: had sworn with an oath to him,
INT: knowing that with an oath swore to him

Hebrews 6:16 N-NMS
GRK: βεβαίωσιν ὁ ὅρκος
NAS: by one greater [than themselves], and with them an oath [given] as confirmation
KJV: and an oath for
INT: confirmation [is] the oath

Hebrews 6:17 N-DMS
GRK: αὐτοῦ ἐμεσίτευσεν ὅρκῳ
NAS: interposed with an oath,
KJV: counsel, confirmed [it] by an oath:
INT: of him he guaranteed by an oath

James 5:12 N-AMS
GRK: ἄλλον τινὰ ὅρκον ἤτω δὲ
NAS: other oath; but your yes
KJV: by any other oath: but let
INT: other any oath let be however

Strong's Greek 3727
10 Occurrences

ὅρκῳ — 2 Occ.
ὅρκον — 2 Occ.
ὅρκος — 1 Occ.
ὅρκου — 2 Occ.
ὅρκους — 3 Occ.