1844. exorkizó
Strong's Lexicon
exorkizó: To adjure, to charge under oath, to solemnly command

Original Word: ἐξορκίζω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: exorkizó
Pronunciation: ex-or-KEE-zo
Phonetic Spelling: (ex-or-kid'-zo)
Definition: To adjure, to charge under oath, to solemnly command
Meaning: I adjure, put to oath; I exorcise.

Word Origin: From the Greek preposition "ἐκ" (ek, meaning "out of") and "ὄρκος" (horkos, meaning "oath" or "vow").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of adjuring or solemnly charging someone can be found in the Hebrew Bible with words like שָׁבַע (shaba, Strong's Hebrew 7650), which means to swear or take an oath.

Usage: The verb "exorkizó" is used to describe the act of solemnly commanding or adjuring someone, often invoking a higher authority or power. In the New Testament context, it is typically used in situations where a person is being charged or commanded to do something under the weight of an oath or divine authority.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, oaths and vows held significant weight in both Jewish and Greco-Roman cultures. They were considered binding and sacred, often invoking the name of a deity to ensure truthfulness and compliance. The act of adjuring someone was a serious matter, as it implied a moral and spiritual obligation to fulfill the command given.

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1844 eksorkízō (from 1537 /ek, "completely out from," intensifying 3726 /horkízō, "adjure") – properly, to adjure, putting someone under strict oath (used only in Mt 26:63).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from ek and horkizó
Definition
to administer an oath, to adjure
NASB Translation
adjure (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1844: ἐξορκίζω

ἐξορκίζω;

1. to exact an oath, to force to an oath (Demosthenes, Polybius, Apollod., Diodorus, Plutarch, others), for which the earlier Greeks used ἐξορκόω (cf. Winer's Grammar, 102 (97)).

2. to adjure: τινα κατά τίνος, one by a person (cf. κατά, I. 2 a.), followed by ἵνα (Buttmann, 237 (205)), Matthew 26:63; (Genesis 24:3).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
adjure.

From ek and horkizo; to exact an oath, i.e. Conjure -- adjure.

see GREEK ek

see GREEK horkizo

Forms and Transliterations
Εξορκιζω εξορκίζω Ἐξορκίζω εξορκιώ εξώρκισας Exorkizo Exorkizō Exorkízo Exorkízō
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 26:63 V-PIA-1S
GRK: εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ἐξορκίζω σε κατὰ
NAS: said to Him, I adjure You by the living
KJV: and said unto him, I adjure thee by
INT: said to him I adjure you by

Strong's Greek 1844
1 Occurrence


Ἐξορκίζω — 1 Occ.

















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