Horkōmosía — G3728

Definition

feminine noun

asseveration on oath

Usually translated as

oath

Origin

from a compound of G3727 and a derivative of G3660

• hórkos (G3727)
• omnýō (G3660)

Occurrences

Horkōmosía occurs 4 times in 3 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Hebrews (3)

• Hebrews 7:20 — And inasmuch as not without an oath (ὁρκωμοσίας) he was made priest:
• Hebrews 7:21 — (For those priests were made without an oath (ὁρκωμοσίας); but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)
• Hebrews 7:21 — (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath (ὁρκωμοσίας) by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)
• Hebrews 7:28 — For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath (ὁρκωμοσίας), which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.