Help QuickNav Adv. Options
NKJV

NKJV

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's G3660 - omnyō

Choose a new font size and typeface
ὀμνύω
Transliteration
omnyō (Key)
Pronunciation
om-noo'-o
Listen
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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:34 - “But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God’s throne;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:36 - “Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:16 - “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obliged to perform it.’

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:18 - “And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obliged to perform it.’

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:20 - “Therefore he who swears by the altar, swears by it and by all things on it.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:21 - “He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by Him who dwells[fn] in it.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:22 - “And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits on it.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:74

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:74 - Then he began to curse and swear, saying, “I do not know the Man!” Immediately a rooster crowed.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:23 - He also swore to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:71

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:71 - Then he began to curse and swear, “I do not know this Man of whom you speak!”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:73

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:73 - The oath which He swore to our father Abraham:

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:30 - “Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne,[fn]

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:11 - So I swore in My wrath,
‘They shall not enter My rest.’ ”[fn]

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:18

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

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Heb 4:3

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

“So I swore in My wrath,
‘They shall not enter My rest,’ ”[fn]
although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:13 - For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:16 - For men indeed swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:21 - (for they have become priests without an oath, but He with an oath by Him who said to Him:

“The LORD has sworn
And will not relent,
‘You are a priest forever[fn]
According to the order of Melchizedek’ ”),[fn]

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:12 - But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your “Yes” be “Yes,” and your “No,” “No,” lest you fall into judgment.[fn]

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:6 - and swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and the things that are in it, the earth and the things that are in it, and the sea and the things that are in it, that there should be delay no longer,
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
NKJV
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
NKJV
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan