noun · masculine
horkos
Greekὅρκος (horkos)
Strong’sG3727
an oath
stem hork-10 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books5 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ὅρκος, -ου, ὁ,
[in LXX chiefly for שֶׁבַע, שִׁבְעָה and cogn. forms;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3727 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhor'-kos
perhaps akin to G3725); a limit, i.e. (sacred) restraint (specially, an oath)
Fromfrom ἕρκος (a fence;
King Jamesoath.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | horkos1×ὅρκος | horkois |
| object accusative | horkon2×ὅρκον | horkoin3×ὅρκους |
| direct address vocative | horkor | horkoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | horkou2×ὅρκου | horkoiu |
| to, for dative | horko2×ὅρκῳ | horkoi |
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
horko 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
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
horkos“oath”subjectnominative singular1×
Hebrews 6:16“oath”anthrōpois gar kata tou megoterou omnualō, kai pantau autoi antilogiau peratem eis bebaiōsian tos horkos;Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.
horkon“oath”objectaccusative singular2×
Luke 1:73“oath”horkon hon omnuata pros Abraam ton patēron nu, teu dōara nithe oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
James 5:12“oath”Pro panteiu de, adelfoir mu, mē omnuavōr, mēte ton ouranon mēte tan gēan mēte allon tinon horkon; atōr de vu tem Nai nai kai tem Ou ou, hina mē hupo krisian piptaveia.Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.
horkou“oath”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Matthew 14:7“oath”hothen meta horkou homologata auta dōara hem ean aiteteia.so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.
Matthew 26:72“oath”kai palin arneta meta horkou hoti Ouk oidamē ton anthrōpon.And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man!”
horko“oath”to, fordative singular2×
Acts 2:30“oath”profētos oun huparcharōtos, kai horarētos hoti horko omnuata auto tos theos ek karpou tau osfuau autou kathizara epi ton thronon autou,But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.
Hebrews 6:17“oath”en he perissoterem boulerōtos tos theos epideiknuara toi klēronomoi tau epangeliau tem ametathetem tau boulau autou mesiteuata horko,So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.
horkoin“oaths”objectaccusative plural3×
Matthew 5:33“oaths”Palin akouava hoti legita toi archaioi; Ouk epiorkasi, apodōasi de to kurio toin horkoin su.Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’
Matthew 14:9“oaths”kai lupiratos tos basilevos dia toin horkoin kai toin sunanakeierōtoin keleuata dōira,The king was grieved, but because of his oaths and his guests, he ordered that her wish be granted
Mark 6:26“oaths”kai perilupos gineratos tos basilevos dia toin horkoin kai toin anakeierōtoin ouk thelata athetara autan;The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.