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Lexicon :: Strong's G3727 - orkos

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ὅρκος
Transliteration
orkos (Key)
Pronunciation
hor'-kos
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From herkos (a fence, perhaps akin to ὅριον (G3725))
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:457,729

Strong’s Definitions

ὅρκος hórkos, hor'-kos; from ἕρκος hérkos (a fence; perhaps akin to G3725); a limit, i.e. (sacred) restraint (specially, an oath):—oath.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's G3727 in the following manner: oath (10x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's G3727 in the following manner: oath (10x).

  1. that which has been pledged or promised with an oath

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὅρκος hórkos, hor'-kos; from ἕρκος hérkos (a fence; perhaps akin to G3725); a limit, i.e. (sacred) restraint (specially, an oath):—oath.
STRONGS G3727:
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.)).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
5:33; 14:7; 14:9; 26:72
Mark
6:26
Luke
1:73
Acts
2:30
Hebrews
6:16
James
5:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3727 matches the Greek ὅρκος (orkos),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:33 - πάλιν ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἐρρέθη τοῖς ἀρχαίοις οὐκ ἐπιορκήσεις ἀποδώσεις δὲ τῷ κυρίῳ τοὺς ὅρκους G3727 σου

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:7 - ὅθεν μεθ᾽ ὅρκου G3727 ὡμολόγησεν αὐτῇ δοῦναι ὃ ἐὰν αἰτήσηται

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:9 - καὶ λυπηθεὶς ὁ βασιλεὺς διὰ τοὺς ὅρκους G3727 καὶ τοὺς συνανακειμένους ἐκέλευσεν δοθῆναι

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:72

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:72 - καὶ πάλιν ἠρνήσατο μετὰ ὅρκου G3727 ὅτι οὐκ οἶδα τὸν ἄνθρωπον

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:26 - καὶ περίλυπος γενόμενος ὁ βασιλεὺς διὰ τοὺς ὅρκους G3727 καὶ τοὺς ἀνακειμένους οὐκ ἠθέλησεν ἀθετῆσαι αὐτήν

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:73

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:73 - ὅρκον G3727 ὃν ὤμοσεν πρὸς Ἀβραὰμ τὸν πατέρα ἡμῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:30 - προφήτης οὖν ὑπάρχων καὶ εἰδὼς ὅτι ὅρκῳ G3727 ὤμοσεν αὐτῷ ὁ θεὸς ἐκ καρποῦ τῆς ὀσφύος αὐτοῦ καθίσαι ἐπὶ τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:16 - ἄνθρωποι γὰρ κατὰ τοῦ μείζονος ὀμνύουσιν καὶ πάσης αὐτοῖς ἀντιλογίας πέρας εἰς βεβαίωσιν ὁ ὅρκος G3727

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:17 - ἐν ᾧ περισσότερον βουλόμενος ὁ θεὸς ἐπιδεῖξαι τοῖς κληρονόμοις τῆς ἐπαγγελίας τὸ ἀμετάθετον τῆς βουλῆς αὐτοῦ ἐμεσίτευσεν ὅρκῳ G3727

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:12 - πρὸ πάντων δέ ἀδελφοί μου μὴ ὀμνύετε μήτε τὸν οὐρανὸν μήτε τὴν γῆν μήτε ἄλλον τινὰ ὅρκον G3727 ἤτω δὲ ὑμῶν τὸ ναὶ ναὶ καὶ τὸ οὒ οὔ ἵνα μὴ ὑπὸ κρίσιν πέσητε
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