ὅρκοςhórkos
an oath: Matthew 14:7, Matthew 26:72, Luke 1:73, Acts 2:30, Hebrews 6:16, Hebrews 6:17, James 5:12; p1., Matthew 5:33(LXX) Matthew 14:9, Mark 6:26.
Greek (New Testament) · G3727
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 5:33 “You have also heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not break your vows; you must carry out the vows you make to the Lord.’
- Matthew 14:7 so he promised with a vow to give her anything she wanted.
- Matthew 14:9 Then the king regretted what he had said; but because of the vow he had made in front of his guests, he issued the necessary orders.
- Matthew 26:72 Again Peter denied it, this time with an oath. “I don’t even know the man,” he said.
- Mark 6:26 Then the king deeply regretted what he had said; but because of the vows he had made in front of his guests, he couldn’t refuse her.
- Luke 1:73 the covenant he swore with an oath to our ancestor Abraham.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.