noun · feminine
horkōmosias
Greekὁρκωμοσία (horkōmosia)
Strong’sG3728
the taking of an oath, an oath
stem horkōmosi-4 times in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ὁρκωμοσία, -ας, ἡ
(< ὅρκος, ὄμνυμι; by metapl. for τὰ ὁρκωμόσια, asseverations on oath; v. MM, xviii), [in LXX: Ez 17:18, 19 (אָלָה) I Es 9:93*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3728 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | horkōmosias | horkōmosiais |
| object accusative | horkōmosian | horkōmosiain |
| direct address vocative | horkōmosiar | horkōmosiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | horkōmosiau4×ὁρκωμοσίας | horkōmosiaiu |
| to, for dative | horkōmosia | horkōmosiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
horkōmosia 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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
horkōmosiau“oath”of, belonging togenitive singular4×
Hebrews 7:20“oath”Kai kata hosem ouk chōris horkōmosiau tois men gar chōris horkōmosiau alō hierevois ginarētois,And none of this happened without an oath. For others became priests without an oath,
Hebrews 7:20“oath”Kai kata hosem ouk chōris horkōmosiau tois men gar chōris horkōmosiau alō hierevois ginarētois,And none of this happened without an oath. For others became priests without an oath,
Hebrews 7:21“oath”tos de meta horkōmosiau dia tou legarōtou pros auton; Omnuata kurios, kai ouk metameliti, Sis hierevos eis ton aiōnon,but Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”
Hebrews 7:28“oath”tos nomos gar anthrōpoin kathistanatō archierevoin echarōtoin asthenian, tos logos de tau horkōmosiau tau meta ton nomon huion, eis ton aiōnon teleiirēton.For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.