ΟΡΚΩΜΟΤΗΣΑΙ, ορκωμοτησαι
ORKŌMOTĒSAI, orkōmotēsai
Sounds Like: or-koh-mo-TAY-sai
Translations: to swear an oath, to take an oath, to make an oath
From the root: ΟΡΚΩΜΟΤΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb meaning 'to swear an oath' or 'to take an oath'. It combines the concepts of 'oath' (ὅρκος) and 'to swear' (ὀμνύω). It is used to describe the act of formally binding oneself by a solemn promise, often invoking a divine witness. The form provided is an aorist infinitive, indicating a completed action without specifying the subject.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G3727 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 29:270
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΡΚΩΜΟΤΕΩ.
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.
- ΩΡΚΩΜΟΤΗΣΑΝ — they swore, they took an oath, they made an oath
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