ὀμνύω omnýō
Meaning
to swear, i.e. take (or declare on) oath
In the King James Version: swear
Derivation: a prolonged form of a primary, but obsolete , for which another prolonged form is used in certain tenses;
Where it is used
- Matthew 5:34 But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;
- Matthew 5:36 Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.
- Matthew 23:16 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 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 So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
- Matthew 23:21 And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.
- Matthew 23:22 And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.
- Matthew 26:74 At that he began to curse and swear to them, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.
- Mark 6:23 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 swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak!”
- Luke 1:73 the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
- Acts 2:30 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 3:11 So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’”
- Hebrews 3:18 And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed?
- Hebrews 4:3 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 When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
- Hebrews 6:16 Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.
- Hebrews 7:21 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 5:12 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 10:6 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!