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ὁρκωμοσία

horkōmosia · oath

Greek word · Strong’s number G3728 · appears 4 times in the Bible

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What it means

horkōmosia (ὁρκωμοσία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “oath”.

An oath; the taking of an oath to confirm something.

How to say it

hor·kō·mo·si·a

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. A solemn promise calling on God as witness.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Hebrews 7:20

    And inasmuch as it was not without an oath —for those others have become priests without an oath,

  • Hebrews 7:21

    but this one with an oath, through the one who said to him: The Lord has sworn and will not relent: You are a priest forever—

  • Hebrews 7:28

    For the law appoints human beings who have weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints a Son made perfect forever.

And 1 more times.