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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 27 times in 21 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:34 - But *I* say unto you, Do not swear at all; neither by the heaven, because it is the throne of God;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:36 - Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not 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, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:18 - And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it is a debtor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:20 - He therefore that swears by the altar swears by it and by all things that are upon it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:21 - And he that swears by the temple swears by it and by him that dwells in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:22 - And he that swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him that sits upon it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:74

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:74 - Then he began to curse and to swear, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:23 - And he swore to her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask me I will give thee, to half of my kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:71

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:71 - But he began to curse and to swear, I know not this man of whom ye speak.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:73

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:73 - the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:30 - Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn to him with an oath, of the fruit of his loins to set upon his throne;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:17 - But as the time of promise drew near which God had promised to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:11 - so I swore in my wrath, If they shall enter into my rest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:18 - And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to those who had not hearkened to the word?

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:3 - For we enter into the rest who have believed; as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, If they shall enter into my rest; although the works had been completed from the foundation of the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:13 - For God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore by himself,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:16 - For men indeed swear by a greater, and with them the oath is a term to all dispute, as making matters sure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:21 - (for they are become priests without the swearing of an oath, but he with the swearing of an oath, by him who said, as to him, The Lord has sworn, and will not repent of it, *Thou* art priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedec;)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:12 - But before all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath; but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay, that ye do not fall under judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:6 - and swore by him that lives to the ages of ages, who created the heaven and the things that are in it, and the earth and the things that are in it, and the sea and the things that are in it, that there should be no longer delay;
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