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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 tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:36 - And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even 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! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gold of the temple is bound by that oath.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:18 - You also say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gift on the altar is bound by that oath.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:20 - Therefore, anyone who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:21 - And anyone who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:22 - And anyone who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the one who sits on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:74

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:74 - Then he began to call down curses, and he swore to them, “I don’t know the man!” Immediately a rooster crowed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:23 - And he promised her with an oath, “Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:71

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:71 - He began to call down curses, and he swore to them, “I don’t know this man you’re talking about.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:73

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:30 - But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:11 - So I declared on oath in my anger, ‘They shall never enter my rest.’ ”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:18 - And to whom did God swear that they would never enter his rest if not to those who disobeyed?

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:3 - Now we who have believed enter that rest, just as God has said, “So I declared on oath in my anger, ‘They shall never enter my rest.’ ”[fn] And yet his works have been finished since the creation of the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:13 - When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:16 - People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:21 - but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’ ”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:12 - Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No.” Otherwise you will be condemned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:6 - And he swore by him who lives for ever and ever, who created the heavens and all that is in them, the earth and all that is in it, and the sea and all that is in it, and said, “There will be no more delay!
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