King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3728
Transliteration: horkōmosia
Phonetic Spelling: (hor-ko-mos-ee'ah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: affirmation on oath
Meaning: affirmation on oath
ὁρκωμοσία, ὁρκωμοσίας, ἡ (ὁρκωματέω (ὅρκος and ὄμνυμι); cf. ἀπωμοσια, ἀντωμοσία), affirmation made on oath, the taking of an oath, an oath: Hebrews 7:20(21),21,28. (Ezekiel 17:18; 1 Esdr. 8:90 (92); Josephus, Antiquities 16, 6, 2. Cf. Delitzsch, Commentary on Hebrew, the passage cited.)
Word Summary
horkōmosia: affirmation on oath
Original Word: ὁρκωμοσίαTransliteration: horkōmosia
Phonetic Spelling: (hor-ko-mos-ee'ah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: affirmation on oath
Meaning: affirmation on oath
Strong's Concordance
oath. From a compound of horkos and a derivative of omnuo; asseveration on oath -- oath.
see GREEK horkos
see GREEK omnuo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3728: ὁρκωμοσίαὁρκωμοσία, ὁρκωμοσίας, ἡ (ὁρκωματέω (ὅρκος and ὄμνυμι); cf. ἀπωμοσια, ἀντωμοσία), affirmation made on oath, the taking of an oath, an oath: Hebrews 7:20(21),21,28. (Ezekiel 17:18; 1 Esdr. 8:90 (92); Josephus, Antiquities 16, 6, 2. Cf. Delitzsch, Commentary on Hebrew, the passage cited.)