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Lexicon :: Strong's G3727 - horkos

Aa
ὅρκος
Transliteration
horkos (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))
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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.)).
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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 (horkos),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:33 - Again, you have knowledge that it was said in old times, Do not take false oaths, but give effect to your oaths to the Lord:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:7 - So he gave her his word with an oath to let her have whatever she might make request for.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:9 - And the king was sad; but because of his oaths and because of his guests, he gave the order for it to be given to her;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:72

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:72 - And again he said with an oath, I have no knowledge of the man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:26 - And the king was very sad; but because of his oaths, and those who were with him at table, he would not say 'No' to her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:73

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:73 - The oath which he made to Abraham, our father,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:30 - But being a prophet, and having in mind the oath which God had given to him, that of the fruit of his body one would take his place as a king,

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:16 - For men at all times make their oaths by what is greater; and any argument is ended by the decision of the oath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:17 - So that when it was God's desire to make it specially clear to those who by his word were to have the heritage, that his purpose was fixed, he made it more certain with an oath;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:12 - But most of all, my brothers, do not take oaths, not by the heaven, or by the earth, or by any other thing: but let your Yes be Yes, and your No be No: so that you may not be judged.
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