ἘΠΙΟΡΚΙΑΝ, ἐπιορκιαν
EPIORKIAN, epiorkian
Sounds Like: ep-ee-OR-kee-an
Translations: perjury, false oath, a false oath
From the root: ΕΠΙΟΡΚΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of swearing a false oath or committing perjury. It describes a violation of an oath, often in a legal or formal context, by intentionally making a false statement or promise. It is a compound word formed from 'ἐπί' (upon) and 'ὅρκος' (oath).
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1965 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 14:13
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΟΡΚΙΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΙΟΡΚΙΑ — perjury, false oath, a false oath
- ἘΠΙΟΡΚΙΑΣ — of perjury, of false swearing, of a false oath
- ΕΠΙΟΡΚΙΑ — perjury, an act of perjury, false oath, a false oath
- ΕΠΙΟΡΚΙΑΣ — of perjury, of false swearing, of a false oath
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