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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 -- I say to you, not to 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 - nor by thy head mayest thou swear, because thou art not able one hair to make white or black;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:16 - 'Wo to you, blind guides, who are saying, Whoever may swear by the sanctuary, it is nothing, but whoever may swear by the gold of the sanctuary -- is debtor!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:18 - 'And, whoever may swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever may swear by the gift that is upon it -- is debtor!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:20 - 'He therefore who did swear by the altar, doth swear by it, and by all things on it;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:21 - and he who did swear by the sanctuary, doth swear by it, and by Him who is dwelling in it;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:22 - and he who did swear by the heaven, doth swear by the throne of God, and by Him who is sitting upon it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:74

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:74 - Then began he to anathematise, and to swear -- 'I have not known the man;' and immediately did a cock crow,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:23 - and he sware to her -- 'Whatever thou mayest ask me, I will give to thee -- unto the half of my kingdom.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:71

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:71 - and he began to anathematize, and to swear -- 'I have not known this man of whom ye speak;'

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:73

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:73 - An oath that He sware to Abraham our father,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:30 - a prophet, therefore, being, and knowing that with an oath God did swear to him, out of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, to raise up the Christ, to sit upon his throne,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:17 - 'And according as the time of the promise was drawing nigh, which God did swear 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 sware in My anger, 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 did He swear that they shall not enter into His rest, except to those who did not believe? --

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:3 - for we do enter into the rest -- we who did believe, as He said, 'So I sware in My anger, If they shall enter into My rest -- ;' and yet the works were done from the foundation of the world,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:13 - For to Abraham God, having made promise, seeing He was able to swear by no greater, did swear by Himself,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:16

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:21 - and he with an oath through Him who is saying unto him, 'The Lord sware, and will not repent, Thou art a priest -- to the age, according to the order of Melchisedek;')

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:12 - And before all things, my brethren, do not swear, neither by the heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath, and let your Yes be Yes, and the No, No; that under judgment ye may not fall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:6 - and did swear in Him who doth live to the ages of the ages, who did create the heaven and the things in it, and the land and the things in it, and the sea and the things in it -- that time shall not be yet,
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