ἘΠΩΜΟΣΑΤΟ, ἐπωμοσατο
EPŌMOSATO, epōmosato
Sounds Like: ep-OH-moh-SAH-toh
Translations: swore, took an oath, swore an oath, swore by
From the root: ΕΠΟΜΝΥΜΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to swear' or 'to take an oath'. It is often used in the context of making a solemn promise or affirmation, sometimes invoking a divine witness or a sacred object. It can be used transitively, meaning 'to swear by' something or someone, or intransitively, meaning simply 'to swear' or 'to take an oath'.
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Middle/Passive, Third Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G1964 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 20 — 3:60
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΟΜΝΥΜΙ.
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.
- ἘΠΟΜΟΣΑΝΤΟΣ — of having sworn, of having taken an oath, of having sworn an oath
- ἘΠΩΜΝΥΤΟ — was swearing, was taking an oath, was swearing by
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