Omnumi ὄμνυμι

Omnumi (Greek ὄμνυμι, Strong's G3660) is a Greek verb meaning “to swear”. It occurs 26 times in 20 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Vows and oaths

Verses

Every verse with Omnumi, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 5:34
  But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne:But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;
• Matthew 5:36
  Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.
• Matthew 23:16
  Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
• Matthew 23:18
  And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’
• Matthew 23:20
  Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
• Matthew 23:21
  And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.
• Matthew 23:22
  And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.
• Matthew 26:74
  Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.At that he began to curse and swear to them, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.

Mark

• Mark 6:23
  And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”
• Mark 14:71
  But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak.But he began to curse and swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak!”

Luke

• Luke 1:73
  The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us

Acts

• Acts 2:30
  Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;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.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 3:11
  So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’”
• Hebrews 3:18
  And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed?
• Hebrews 4:3
  For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.Now we who have believed enter that rest. As for the others, it is just as God has said: “So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’” And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world.
• Hebrews 6:13
  For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
• Hebrews 6:16
  For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.
• Hebrews 7:21
  (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)but Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”

James

• James 5:12
  But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.

Revelation

• Revelation 10:6
  And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:And he swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and everything in it, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it: “There will be no more delay!

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).