Horkos ὅρκος

Horkos (Greek ὅρκος, Strong's G3727) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “oath”. It occurs 10 times in 10 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 Horkos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 5:33
  Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’
• Matthew 14:7
  Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.
• Matthew 14:9
  And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.The king was grieved, but because of his oaths and his guests, he ordered that her wish be granted
• Matthew 26:72
  And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man!”

Mark

• Mark 6:26
  And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.

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 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 6:17
  Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.

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.

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).