◄ 3660. omnuó ►
Strong's Lexicon omnuó: To swear, to take an oath Original Word: ὀμνύω Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: omnuó Pronunciation: om-noo'-o Phonetic Spelling: (om-noo'-o) Definition: I swear, take an oath, promise with an oath. Meaning: To swear, to take an oath Word Origin: A primary verb Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Hebrew 7650: שָׁבַע (shaba) • to swear, take an oath • Strong's Hebrew 7621: שְׁבוּעָה (shevu'ah) • oath, sworn statement These Hebrew terms reflect similar concepts of swearing and oath-taking in the Old Testament, where oaths were often made in the context of covenants and legal agreements. The continuity between the Hebrew and Greek terms underscores the enduring significance of truthfulness and the serious nature of oaths in biblical theology. Usage: The verb ὀμνύω is used in the New Testament to describe the act of swearing or taking an oath. It is often used in contexts where individuals make solemn promises or declarations, invoking a higher authority as a witness to their truthfulness or commitment. Context: The Greek verb ὀμνύω appears in several New Testament passages, reflecting the cultural and religious significance of oaths in the ancient world. In biblical times, oaths were serious commitments, often invoking God as a witness to the truth of one's words or the sincerity of one's promises. The act of swearing an oath was not taken lightly, as it implied a binding contract that, if broken, could result in divine judgment. In the New Testament, Jesus addresses the issue of oaths in the Sermon on the Mount, as recorded in Matthew 5:33-37. Here, He teaches, "Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, 'Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.' But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black. Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No.' Anything more comes from the evil one." (BSB) This teaching emphasizes the importance of integrity and truthfulness without the need for oaths. Jesus encourages His followers to be people of their word, whose simple affirmations or denials are trustworthy without additional guarantees. The Apostle James echoes this teaching in James 5:12, where he advises, "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." (BSB) This reinforces the call to straightforward honesty and the avoidance of unnecessary oaths. In the broader biblical context, oaths were sometimes necessary for legal or covenantal purposes, as seen in the Old Testament. However, the New Testament shifts the focus towards a life of integrity that transcends the need for formal oaths. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin and omnumi; a prim. verb Definition to swear, take an oath NASB Translation make an oath (1), make...oath (1), swear (6), swears (10), swore (6), sworn (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3660: ὀμνύω ὀμνύω (Matthew 23:20; Matthew 26:74; Hebrews 6:16; James 5:12; (Winer's Grammar, 24)) and ὄμνυμι (ὀμνύναι, Mark 14:71 G L T Tr WH (cf. B. 45 (39))) form their tenses from ὈΜΟΩ; hence, 1 aorist ὤμοσα; the Sept. for נִשְׁבַּע ; to swear; to affirm, promise, threaten, with an oath: absolutely, followed by direct discourse, Matthew 26:74; Mark 14:71; Hebrews 7:21; followed by εἰ, Hebrews 3:11; Hebrews 4:3; see εἰ I. 5. ὀμνύειν ὅρκον (often so in Greek writings from Homer down (Winer's Grammar, 226 (212))) πρός τινα, to one (Homer, Odyssey 14, 331; 19, 288), Luke 1:73; ὀμνύειν with the dative of the person to whom one promises or threatens something with an oath: followed by direct discourse Mark 6:23; by an infinitive (Winer's Grammar, 331 (311)), Hebrews 3:18; with ὅρκῳ added, Acts 2:30 (Winer's Grammar, 603 (561)); τίνι τί, Acts 7:17 (Rec. i. e. genitive by attraction; cf. Buttmann, § 143, 8; Winer's Grammar, § 24, 1). that by which one swears is indicated by an accusative, τινα or τί (so in classical Greek from Homer down (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 32, 1 b. γ.; Buttmann, 147 (128))), in swearing to call a person or thing as witness, to invoke, swear by (Isaiah 65:16; Josephus, Antiquities 5, 1, 2; 7, 14, 5); τόν οὐρανόν, τήν γῆν, James 5:12; with prepositions (cf. Buttmann, as above): κατά τίνος (see κατά, I. 2 a.), Hebrews 6:13, 16 (Genesis 22:16; Genesis 31:54; 1 Samuel 28:10 (Complutensian); Isaiah 45:23; Isaiah 62:8; Amos 4:2; Demosthenes, p. 553, 17; 553, 26 (others, ἐπομνύειν), etc.; κατά πάντων ὠμνυε θεῶν, Long. past. 4, 16); in imitation of the Hebrew נִשְׁבַּע followed by בְּ, ἐν τίνι is used (Winers Grammar, 389 (364); Buttmann, the passage cited; see ἐν, I. 8{b}): Matthew 5:34, 36; Matthew 23:16, 18, 20-22; Revelation 10:6; εἰς εἰ, with the mind directed unto (Winers Grammar, 397 (371); Buttmann, as above; see εἰς, B. II. 2 a.), Matthew 5:35. STRONGS NT 3660: ὁμόω ὁμόω, see ὀμνύω. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance swear. A prolonged form of a primary, but obsolete omo, for which another prolonged form omoo (om-o'-o) is used in certain tenses; to swear, i.e. Take (or declare on) oath -- swear. Forms and Transliterations ομείσθε ομείται ομή ομνυει ομνύει ὀμνύει ομνυειν ομνύειν ὀμνύειν ομνυετε ομνύετε ὀμνύετε ομνυναι ὀμνύναι ομνύοντας ομνύοντες ομνύοντος ομνύουσι ομνυουσιν ὀμνύουσιν ομνύω ομνύων ομοσαι ομόσαι ὀμόσαι ομοσας ομόσας ὀμόσας ομόσατέ ομοσάτω ομοση ομόση ὀμόσῃ ομοσης ομόσης ὀμόσῃς όμοσον όμοσόν ομόσω ομούμαι ομούνται ομώμοκα ομωμόκαμεν ώμνυον ωμοσα ώμοσα ώμοσά ὤμοσα ωμόσαμεν ώμοσαμεν ώμοσαν ώμοσας ωμόσατε ώμοσε ώμοσέ ωμοσεν ώμοσεν ὤμοσεν omnuei omnuein omnuete omnunai omnuousin omnyei omnýei omnyein omnýein omnyete omnýete omnynai omnýnai omnyousin omnýousin omosa ōmosa ṓmosa omosai omósai omosas omósas omose omosē omósei omósēi omóseis omósēis omosen ōmosen ṓmosen omoses omosēs Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Matthew 5:34 V-ANA GRK: ὑμῖν μὴ ὀμόσαι ὅλως μήτε NAS: But I say to you, make no oath KJV: say unto you, Swear not at all; INT: to you not to swear at all neither Matthew 5:36 V-ASA-2S GRK: κεφαλῇ σου ὀμόσῃς ὅτι οὐ NAS: Nor shall you make an oath by your head, KJV: Neither shalt thou swear by thy INT: head of you shall you swear because not Matthew 23:16 V-ASA-3S GRK: Ὃς ἂν ὀμόσῃ ἐν τῷ NAS: Whoever swears by the temple, KJV: Whosoever shall swear by INT: whoever anyhow shall swear by the Matthew 23:16 V-ASA-3S GRK: δ' ἂν ὀμόσῃ ἐν τῷ NAS: but whoever swears by the gold KJV: but whosoever shall swear by the gold INT: however anyhow shall swear by the Matthew 23:18 V-ASA-3S GRK: Ὃς ἂν ὀμόσῃ ἐν τῷ NAS: And, 'Whoever swears by the altar, KJV: Whosoever shall swear by INT: whoever anyhow shall swear by the Matthew 23:18 V-ASA-3S GRK: δ' ἂν ὀμόσῃ ἐν τῷ NAS: but whoever swears by the offering KJV: but whosoever sweareth by the gift INT: however anyhow shall swear by the Matthew 23:20 V-APA-NMS GRK: ὁ οὖν ὀμόσας ἐν τῷ NAS: whoever swears by the altar, KJV: Whoso therefore shall swear by INT: He that therefore having sworn by the Matthew 23:20 V-PIA-3S GRK: τῷ θυσιαστηρίῳ ὀμνύει ἐν αὐτῷ NAS: by the altar, swears [both] by the altar KJV: by the altar, sweareth by it, INT: the altar swears by it Matthew 23:21 V-APA-NMS GRK: καὶ ὁ ὀμόσας ἐν τῷ NAS: And whoever swears by the temple, KJV: And whoso shall swear by the temple, INT: And he that having sworn by the Matthew 23:21 V-PIA-3S GRK: τῷ ναῷ ὀμνύει ἐν αὐτῷ NAS: by the temple, swears [both] by the temple KJV: by the temple, sweareth by it, INT: the temple swears by it Matthew 23:22 V-APA-NMS GRK: καὶ ὁ ὀμόσας ἐν τῷ NAS: And whoever swears by heaven, swears KJV: And he that shall swear by heaven, INT: And he that having sworn by Matthew 23:22 V-PIA-3S GRK: τῷ οὐρανῷ ὀμνύει ἐν τῷ NAS: by heaven, swears [both] by the throne KJV: by heaven, sweareth by the throne INT: heaven swears by the Matthew 26:74 V-PNA GRK: καταθεματίζειν καὶ ὀμνύειν ὅτι Οὐκ NAS: to curse and swear, I do not know KJV: and to swear, [saying], INT: to curse and to swear not Mark 6:23 V-AIA-3S GRK: καὶ ὤμοσεν αὐτῇ πολλά NAS: And he swore to her, Whatever you ask KJV: And he sware unto her, Whatsoever INT: And he swore to her whatever Mark 14:71 V-ANA GRK: ἀναθεματίζειν καὶ ὀμνύναι ὅτι Οὐκ NAS: to curse and swear, I do not know KJV: and to swear, [saying], I knowINT: to curse and to swear not Luke 1:73 V-AIA-3S GRK: ὅρκον ὃν ὤμοσεν πρὸς Ἀβραὰμ NAS: which He swore to Abraham KJV: The oath which he sware to our INT: [the] oath which he swore to Abraham Acts 2:30 V-AIA-3S GRK: ὅτι ὅρκῳ ὤμοσεν αὐτῷ ὁ NAS: that GOD HAD SWORN TO HIM WITH AN OATH KJV: God had sworn with an oath INT: that with an oath swore to him Hebrews 3:11 V-AIA-1S GRK: ὡς ὤμοσα ἐν τῇ NAS: AS I SWORE IN MY WRATH, KJV: So I sware in my INT: so I swore in the Hebrews 3:18 V-AIA-3S GRK: τίσιν δὲ ὤμοσεν μὴ εἰσελεύσεσθαι NAS: And to whom did He swear that they would not enter KJV: to whom sware he that they should INT: to whom moreover swore he [that they] not will enter Hebrews 4:3 V-AIA-1S GRK: εἴρηκεν Ὡς ὤμοσα ἐν τῇ NAS: as He has said, AS I SWORE IN MY WRATH, KJV: he said, As I have sworn in my INT: he has said So I swore in the Hebrews 6:13 V-ANA GRK: εἶχεν μείζονος ὀμόσαι ὤμοσεν καθ' NAS: He could swear by no one KJV: because he could swear by no INT: he had greater to swear swore by Hebrews 6:13 V-AIA-3S GRK: μείζονος ὀμόσαι ὤμοσεν καθ' ἑαυτοῦ NAS: greater, He swore by Himself, KJV: no greater, he sware by himself, INT: greater to swear swore by himself Hebrews 6:16 V-PIA-3P GRK: τοῦ μείζονος ὀμνύουσιν καὶ πάσης NAS: For men swear by one greater KJV: men verily swear by the greater: INT: the greater swear and of all Hebrews 7:21 V-AIA-3S GRK: πρὸς αὐτόν Ὤμοσεν Κύριος καὶ NAS: to Him, THE LORD HAS SWORN AND WILL NOT CHANGE HIS MIND, KJV: him, The Lord sware and will INT: as to him swore [the] Lord and James 5:12 V-PMA-2P GRK: μου μὴ ὀμνύετε μήτε τὸν NAS: my brethren, do not swear, either KJV: my brethren, swear not, neither INT: of me not swear neither [by] Strong's Greek 3660 26 Occurrences ὤμοσα — 2 Occ. ὤμοσεν — 7 Occ. ὀμνύει — 3 Occ. ὀμνύειν — 1 Occ. ὀμνύετε — 1 Occ. ὀμνύναι — 1 Occ. ὀμνύουσιν — 1 Occ. ὀμόσαι — 2 Occ. ὀμόσας — 3 Occ. ὀμόσῃ — 4 Occ. ὀμόσῃς — 1 Occ.