ἘΠΙΟΡΚΟΣ, ἐπιορκος
EPIORKOS, epiorkos
Sounds Like: ep-EE-or-kos
Translations: perjured, a perjurer, false swearer
From the root: ἘΠΙΟΡΚΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word is a compound word, formed from 'ἘΠΙ' (upon, over) and 'ΟΡΚΟΣ' (oath). It describes someone who has sworn a false oath or broken an oath. It can be used as an adjective to describe a person as 'perjured' or as a noun meaning 'a perjurer' or 'a false swearer'.
Inflection: Masculine or Feminine, Nominative, Singular
Strong’s number: G1965 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 12:3
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 21:102
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Zechariah — 5:3
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ἘΠΙΟΡΚΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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