ἘΠΟΜΝΥΜΑΙ, ἐπομνυμαι
EPOMNYMAI, epomnymai
Sounds Like: ep-OM-ny-mai
Translations: swear, take an oath, swear by, call to witness
From the root: ΟΜΝΥΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to swear an oath, to take an oath, or to swear by someone or something, often calling them to witness. It implies a solemn declaration, often with an appeal to a higher power or sacred entity to confirm the truth of what is being said. It is a compound word formed from the prefix ἐπί (epi), meaning 'upon' or 'in addition to', and the verb ὄμνυμι (omnymi), meaning 'to swear'.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive Voice, Indicative Mood, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G1964 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 6 — 5:86
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΜΝΥΜΑΙ.
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.
- ΕΞΟΜΝΥΜΑΙ — to swear off, to deny by oath, to abjure, to disown by oath
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