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Lexicon :: Strong's G3660 - omnyō

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ὀμνύω
Transliteration
omnyō (Key)
Pronunciation
om-noo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A prolonged form of a primary but obsolete omo, for which another prolonged form (omoo {om-o'-o}) is used in certain tenses
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:176,683

Strong’s Definitions

ὀμνύω omnýō, om-noo'-o; a prolonged form of a primary, but obsolete ὄμω ómō, for which another prolonged form ὀμόω omóō om-o'-o is used in certain tenses; to swear, i.e. take (or declare on) oath:—swear.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x

The KJV translates Strong's G3660 in the following manner: swear (27x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x
The KJV translates Strong's G3660 in the following manner: swear (27x).
  1. to swear

  2. to affirm, promise, threaten, with an oath

  3. in swearing to call a person or thing as witness, to invoke, swear by

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὀμνύω omnýō, om-noo'-o; a prolonged form of a primary, but obsolete ὄμω ómō, for which another prolonged form ὀμόω omóō om-o'-o is used in certain tenses; to swear, i.e. take (or declare on) oath:—swear.
STRONGS G3660:
ὀμνύω (Matthew 23:20; Matthew 26:74; Hebrews 6:16; James 5:12; (Winer's Grammar, 24)) and ὄμνυμι (ὀμνύναι, Mark 14:71 G L T Tr WH (cf. B. 45 (39))) form their tenses from ὈΜΟΩ; hence, 1 aorist ὤμοσα; the Sept. for נִשְׁבַּע; to swear; to affirm, promise, threaten, with an oath: absolutely, followed by direct discourse, Matthew 26:74; Mark 14:71; Hebrews 7:21; followed by εἰ, Hebrews 3:11; Hebrews 4:3; see εἰ I. 5. ὀμνύειν ὅρκον (often so in Greek writings from Homer down (Winer's Grammar, 226 (212))) πρός τινα, to one (Homer, Odyssey 14, 331; 19, 288), Luke 1:73; ὀμνύειν with the dative of the person to whom one promises or threatens something with an oath: followed by direct discourse Mark 6:23; by an infinitive (Winer's Grammar, 331 (311)), Hebrews 3:18; with ὅρκῳ added, Acts 2:30 (Winer's Grammar, 603 (561)); τίνι τί, Acts 7:17 (Rec. i. e. genitive by attraction; cf. Buttmann, § 143, 8; Winer's Grammar, § 24, 1). that by which one swears is indicated by an accusative, τινα or τί (so in classical Greek from Homer down (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 32, 1 b. γ.; Buttmann, 147 (128))), in swearing to call a person or thing as witness, to invoke, swear by (Isaiah 65:16; Josephus, Antiquities 5, 1, 2; 7, 14, 5); τόν οὐρανόν, τήν γῆν, James 5:12; with prepositions (cf. Buttmann, as above): κατά τίνος (see κατά, I. 2 a.), Hebrews 6:13, 16 (Genesis 22:16; Genesis 31:54; 1 Samuel 28:10 (Complutensian); Isaiah 45:23; Isaiah 62:8; Amos 4:2; Demosthenes, p. 553, 17; 553, 26 (others, ἐπομνύειν), etc.; κατά πάντων ὠμνυε θεῶν, Long. past. 4, 16); in imitation of the Hebrew נִשְׁבַּע followed by בְּ, ἐν τίνι is used (Winers Grammar, 389 (364); Buttmann, the passage cited; see ἐν, I. 8{b}): Matthew 5:34, 36; Matthew 23:16, 18, 20-22; Revelation 10:6; εἰς εἰ, with the mind directed unto (Winers Grammar, 397 (371); Buttmann, as above; see εἰς, B. II. 2 a.), Matthew 5:35.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
22:16; 31:54
1 Samuel
28:10
Isaiah
45:23; 62:8; 65:16
Amos
4:2
Matthew
5:34; 5:35; 5:36; 23; 23:16; 23:18; 23:20; 26:74; 26:74
Mark
6:23; 14:71; 14:71
Luke
1:73
Acts
2:30; 7:17
Hebrews
3:11; 3:18; 4:3; 6:13; 6:16; 6:16; 7:21
James
5:12; 5:12
Revelation
10:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3660 matches the Greek ὀμνύω (omnyō),
which occurs 26 times in 20 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:34 -

“But I tell you, don’t take an oath at all: either by heaven, because it is God’s throne;

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:36 -

“Do not swear by your head, because you cannot make a single hair white or black.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:16 -

“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever takes an oath by the temple, it means nothing. But whoever takes an oath by the gold of the temple is bound by his oath.’[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:18 -

“Also, ‘Whoever takes an oath by the altar, it means nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the gift that is on it is bound by his oath.’

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:20 -

“Therefore, the one who takes an oath by the altar takes an oath by it and by everything on it.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:21 -

“The one who takes an oath by the temple takes an oath by it and by him who dwells in it.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:22 -

“And the one who takes an oath by heaven takes an oath by God’s throne and by him who sits on it.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:74 -

Then he started to curse and to swear with an oath, “I don’t know the man! ” Immediately a rooster crowed,

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:23 -

He promised her with an oath: “Whatever you ask me I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:71 -

Then he started to curse and swear, “I don’t know this man you’re talking about! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:73 -

the oath that he swore to our father Abraham,

to grant that we,

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:30 -

“Since he was a prophet, he knew that God had sworn an oath to him to seat one of his descendants[fn] on his throne.

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:11 -

So I swore in my anger,

“They will not enter my rest.”

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:18 -

And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, if not to those who disobeyed?

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:3 -

For we who have believed enter the rest, in keeping with what[fn] he has said,

So I swore in my anger,

“They will not enter my rest,”

even though his works have been finished since the foundation of the world.

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:13 -

For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater to swear by, he swore by himself:

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:16 -

For people swear by something greater than themselves, and for them a confirming oath ends every dispute.

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:21 -

but he became a priest with an oath made by the one who said to him:

The Lord has sworn

and will not change his mind,

“You are a priest forever.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:12 -

Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your “yes” mean “yes,” and your “no” mean “no,” so that you won’t fall under judgment.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:6 -

He swore by the one who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and what is in it, the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it, “There will no longer be a delay,

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