verb
horkizamō
Greekὁρκίζω (horkizō)
Strong’sG3726
I adjure by, charge solemnly by
stem horkiz-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ὁρκίζω
(< ὅρκος), [in LXX: Ge 24:37, al. (שׁבע hi.);]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3726 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhor-kid'-zo
to put on oath, i.e. make swear; by analogy, to solemnly enjoin
Fromfrom G3727;
King Jamesadjure, charge.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| horkizamōὁρκίζω | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | adjure | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | horkizamō2×ὁρκίζω | horkizame | horkizami | horkizama | horkizamē | horkizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | horkizasō | horkizase | horkizasi | horkizasa | horkizasē | horkizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | horkizatō | horkizate | horkizati | horkizata | horkizatē | horkizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | horkizanō | horkizane | horkizani | horkizana | horkizanē | horkizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | horkizavō | horkizave | horkizavi | horkizava | horkizavē | horkizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | horkizalō | horkizale | horkizali | horkizala | horkizalē | horkizalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | horkizameiō | horkizameia | horkizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | horkizaseiō | horkizaseia | horkizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | horkizateiō | horkizateia | horkizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | horkizaneiō | horkizaneia | horkizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | horkizaveiō | horkizaveia | horkizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | horkizaleiō | horkizaleia | horkizaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | horkizasōr | horkizasar | horkizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | horkizatōr | horkizatar | horkizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | horkizavōr | horkizavar | horkizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | horkizalōr | horkizalar | horkizalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | horkizamoiō | horkizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | horkizasoiō | horkizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | horkizatoiō | horkizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | horkizanoiō | horkizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | horkizavoiō | horkizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | horkizaloiō | horkizaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | horkizarō | horkizari | horkizara | horkizarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | horkizarōtos | horkizaritos | horkizaratos | horkizarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
horkiz is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
horkizamō“adjure”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular2×
Mark 5:7“implore”kai krazaratos fōna mega legatō; Tinem mi kai si, Iēsur huior tou theou tou hupsistou? horkizamō sin ton theon, mē min basanizaseia.And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”
Acts 19:13“adjure”epicheirala de tinois kai toiu periercherōtoiu Ioudaioiu exorkistoiu onomazarō epi toin echarōtoin teim pneumeim teim ponēreim tem onomem tou kuriou Iēsu legarōtois; Horkizamō vin ton Iēsun hon Paulos kērussatō.Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I command you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”