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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
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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:34 - “But I say to you, make G3660 no oath G3660 at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:36 - “Nor shall you make G3660 an G3660 oath G3660 by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:16 -

“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears G3660 by the [fn]sanctuary, that is nothing; but whoever swears G3660 by the gold of the [fn]sanctuary is obligated.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:18 - “And, ‘Whoever swears G3660 by the altar, that is nothing, but whoever swears G3660 by the [fn]offering on it, he is obligated.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:20 - “Therefore, [fn]whoever swears G3660 by the altar, swears G3660 both by [fn]the altar and by everything on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:21 - “And [fn]whoever swears G3660 by the sanctuary, swears G3660 both by the [fn]sanctuary and by Him who dwells within it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:22 - “And [fn]whoever swears G3660 by heaven, swears G3660 both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:74

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:74 - Then he began to curse and swear G3660, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:23 - And he swore G3660 to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give it to you; up to half of my kingdom.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:71 - But he began to [fn]curse and swear G3660, “I do not know this man you are talking about!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:73

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:73 -

The oath which He swore G3660 to Abraham our father,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:30 - “And so, because he was a prophet and knew that GOD HAD SWORN G3660 TO HIM WITH AN OATH TO SET one OF THE FRUIT [fn]OF HIS BODY ON HIS THRONE,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:11 -

AS I SWORE G3660 IN MY WRATH,

‘THEY SHALL NOT ENTER MY REST.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:18 - And to whom did He swear G3660 that they would not enter His rest, but to those who were disobedient?

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:3 - For we who have believed enter that rest, just as He has said,

“AS I SWORE G3660 IN MY WRATH,

THEY SHALL NOT ENTER MY REST,”

although His works were finished from the foundation of the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:13 -

For when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear G3660 by no one greater, He swore G3660 by Himself,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:16 - For men swear G3660 by [fn]one greater than themselves, and with them an oath given as confirmation is an end of every dispute.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:21 - (for they indeed became priests without an oath, but He with an oath through the One who said to Him,

“THE [fn]LORD HAS SWORN G3660

AND WILL NOT CHANGE HIS MIND,

‘YOU ARE A PRIEST FOREVER’”);

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:12 -

But above all, my brothers, do not swear G3660, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let [fn]your yes be yes, and your no, no, so that you may not fall under judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:6 - and swore G3660 by Him who lives forever and ever, WHO CREATED HEAVEN AND THE THINGS IN IT, AND THE EARTH AND THE THINGS IN IT, AND THE SEA AND THE THINGS IN IT, that there will be delay no longer,
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