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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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 27 times in 21 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:34 - ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν μὴ ὀμόσαι G3660 ὅλως· μήτε ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ὅτι θρόνος ἐστὶν τοῦ θεοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:36 - μήτε ἐν τῇ κεφαλῇ σου ὀμόσῃς G3660 ὅτι οὐ δύνασαι μίαν τρίχα λευκὴν ἢ μέλαιναν ποιῆσαι

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:16 - Οὐαὶ ὑμῖν ὁδηγοὶ τυφλοὶ οἱ λέγοντες Ὃς ἂν ὀμόσῃ G3660 ἐν τῷ ναῷ οὐδέν ἐστιν· ὃς δ᾽ ἂν ὀμόσῃ G3660 ἐν τῷ χρυσῷ τοῦ ναοῦ ὀφείλει

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:18 - καί, Ὃς ἐὰν ὀμόσῃ G3660 ἐν τῷ θυσιαστηρίῳ οὐδέν ἐστιν· ὃς δ᾽ ἂν ὀμόσῃ G3660 ἐν τῷ δώρῳ τῷ ἐπάνω αὐτοῦ ὀφείλει

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:20 - ὁ οὖν ὀμόσας G3660 ἐν τῷ θυσιαστηρίῳ ὀμνύει G3660 ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ ἐν πάσιν τοῖς ἐπάνω αὐτοῦ·

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:21 - καὶ ὁ ὀμόσας G3660 ἐν τῷ ναῷ ὀμνύει G3660 ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ ἐν τῷ κατοικοῦντι αὐτόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:22 - καὶ ὁ ὀμόσας G3660 ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ὀμνύει G3660 ἐν τῷ θρόνῳ τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ ἐν τῷ καθημένῳ ἐπάνω αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:74

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:74 - τότε ἤρξατο καταναθεματίζειν καὶ ὀμνύειν G3660 ὅτι Οὐκ οἶδα τὸν ἄνθρωπον καὶ εὐθέως ἀλέκτωρ ἐφώνησεν

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:23 - καὶ ὤμοσεν G3660 αὐτῇ ὅτι, Ὅ ἐάν με αἰτήσῃς δώσω σοι ἕως ἡμίσους τῆς βασιλείας μου

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:71

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:71 - ὁ δὲ ἤρξατο ἀναθεματίζειν καὶ ὀμνύειν G3660 ὅτι Οὐκ οἶδα τὸν ἄνθρωπον τοῦτον ὃν λέγετε

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:73

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:73 - ὅρκον ὃν ὤμοσεν G3660 πρὸς Ἀβραὰμ τὸν πατέρα ἡμῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:30 - προφήτης οὖν ὑπάρχων καὶ εἰδὼς ὅτι ὅρκῳ ὤμοσεν G3660 αὐτῷ ὁ θεὸς ἐκ καρποῦ τῆς ὀσφύος αὐτοῦ τὸ κατὰ σάρκα ἀναστήσειν τὸν Χριστὸν, καθίσαι ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:17 - Καθὼς δὲ ἤγγιζεν ὁ χρόνος τῆς ἐπαγγελίας ἡς ὡμοσεν G3660 ὁ θεὸς τῷ Ἀβραάμ ηὔξησεν ὁ λαὸς καὶ ἐπληθύνθη ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:11 - ὡς ὤμοσα G3660 ἐν τῇ ὀργῇ μου· Εἰ εἰσελεύσονται εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσίν μου

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:18 - τίσιν δὲ ὤμοσεν G3660 μὴ εἰσελεύσεσθαι εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσιν αὐτοῦ εἰ μὴ τοῖς ἀπειθήσασιν

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:3 - εἰσερχόμεθα γὰρ εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσιν οἱ πιστεύσαντες καθὼς εἴρηκεν Ὡς ὤμοσα G3660 ἐν τῇ ὀργῇ μου Εἰ εἰσελεύσονται εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσίν μου καίτοι τῶν ἔργων ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου γενηθέντων

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:13 - Τῷ γὰρ Ἀβραὰμ ἐπαγγειλάμενος ὁ θεός ἐπεὶ κατ᾽ οὐδενὸς εἶχεν μείζονος ὀμόσαι G3660 ὤμοσεν G3660 καθ᾽ ἑαυτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:16 - ἄνθρωποι μεν γὰρ κατὰ τοῦ μείζονος ὀμνύουσιν G3660 καὶ πάσης αὐτοῖς ἀντιλογίας πέρας εἰς βεβαίωσιν ὁ ὅρκος·

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:21 - οἵ μέν γάρ χωρίς ὁρκωμοσίας εἰσιν ἱερεῖς γεγονότες ὁ δὲ μετὰ ὁρκωμοσίας, διὰ τοῦ λέγοντος πρὸς αὐτόν· Ὤμοσεν G3660 κύριος καὶ οὐ μεταμεληθήσεται· Σὺ ἱερεὺς εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα κατὰ τὴν τάξιν Μελχισεδέκ

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:12 - Πρὸ πάντων δέ ἀδελφοί μου μὴ ὀμνύετε G3660 μήτε τὸν οὐρανὸν μήτε τὴν γῆν μήτε ἄλλον τινὰ ὅρκον· ἤτω δὲ ὑμῶν τὸ Ναὶ ναὶ καὶ τὸ Οὒ οὔ ἵνα μὴ εἴς ὑπὸκρίσιν πέσητε

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:6 - καὶ ὤμοσεν G3660 ἐν τῷ ζῶντι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων ὃς ἔκτισεν τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὰ ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ τὴν γῆν καὶ τὰ ἐν αὐτῇ καὶ τὴν θάλασσαν καὶ τὰ ἐν αὐτῇ ὅτι χρόνος οὐκ ἔσται έτι·
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