Word Study · Strong's G3727 · Greek
ὅρκος
horkos
hor'-kos
Strong's 1890 spelling: hórkos
“a limit, i.e. (sacred) restraint (specially, an oath)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a limit, i.e. (sacred) restraint (specially, an oath)
Rendered in the KJV as
oath.
- 10occurrencesin the New Testament
- 6 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 10 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- ὅρκους3
- ὅρκου2
- ὅρκον1
- ὅρκον·1
- ὅρκος·1
- ὅρκῳ1
- ὅρκῳ,1
How it is rendered · 7
- oaths3
- oath;2
- [the] oath1
- an oath1
- by an oath,1
- oath1
- with an oath1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural3
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular2
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular2
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular2
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-APM · 3
- N-ASM · 2
- N-DSM · 2
- N-GSM · 2
- N-NSM · 1
All 10, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew4 occurrences
- Matthew 5:33ὅρκουςhorkousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralAgain, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’here: oaths
- Matthew 14:7ὅρκουhorkounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularso much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.here: oath
- Matthew 14:9ὅρκουςhorkousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralThe king was grieved, but because of his oaths and his guests, he ordered that her wish be grantedhere: oaths
- Matthew 26:72ὅρκουhorkounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularAnd again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man!”here: an oath
Luke1 occurrence
Hebrews2 occurrences
- Hebrews 6:16ὅρκος·horkosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularMen swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.here: oath;
- Hebrews 6:17ὅρκῳ,horkōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularSo 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.here: by an oath,