King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G1964
Transliteration: epiorkeō
Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ee-or-keh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to swear falsely
Meaning: to swear falsely
ἐπιορκέω, ἐπιόρκω: future ἐπιορκήσω, cf. Krüger, § 40, under the word, and § 39, 12, 4; (Veitch, under the word; Buttmann, 53 (46)); (ἐπίορκος, which see); to swear falsely, forswear oneself: Matthew 5:33. (Wis. 14:28; 1 Esdr. 1:46; by Greek writings from Homer down.)
Word Summary
epiorkeō: to swear falsely
Original Word: ἐπιορκέωTransliteration: epiorkeō
Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ee-or-keh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to swear falsely
Meaning: to swear falsely
Strong's Concordance
perjure, swear falselyFrom epiorkos; to commit perjury -- forswear self.
see GREEK epiorkos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1964: ἐπιορκέωἐπιορκέω, ἐπιόρκω: future ἐπιορκήσω, cf. Krüger, § 40, under the word, and § 39, 12, 4; (Veitch, under the word; Buttmann, 53 (46)); (ἐπίορκος, which see); to swear falsely, forswear oneself: Matthew 5:33. (Wis. 14:28; 1 Esdr. 1:46; by Greek writings from Homer down.)