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omnumi G3660

ὄμνυμι (omnumi) means “to swear” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ὄμνυμι Greek · G3660 26 tagged occurrences in 20 verses

Pronunciation guide: om-noo'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G3660

ὄμνυμι · omnumi · to swear

ὀμνύω (so Hdt. and some Att.. writers) and ὄμνυμι (so generally in Att.. prose and always in Trag.; Mrk.14:71, -ύναι), [in LXX chiefly for שָׁבַע ni. ;] to swear, affirm by oath: Mat.26:74, Mrk.14:71, Heb.7:21; before εἰ (q.v), Heb.3:11 4:3; with dative of person(s), Mrk.6:23; id. with inf., Heb.3:18; before ὅρκῳ, Act.2:30; ὀ. ὅρκον, πρός, with accusative of person(s) (cl.), Luk.1:73; with accusative (of that by which one swears; cl., see MM, xviii), Jas.5:12; before κατά, with genitive (LXX; Bl., § 34, 1), Heb.6:13, 16; before ἐν (εἰς), as in Heb. (El., § 39, 4), Mat.5:34, 36 23:16, 18 23:20-22 Rev.10:6 (Bl., § 70, 3).† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I swear, take an oath, promise with an oath.

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How translators render G3660

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
swears 10
he swore 4
swear 3
i swore on oath 2
to swear 2
did he swear that they 1
had promised 1
has sworn 1
should you swear 1
swear to them 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
swear 4
sweareth 4
he sware 3
had sworn 2
shall swear 2
sware 2
to swear 2
he that shall swear 1
i have sworn 1
i sware 1
shalt thou swear 1
sware he 1
that 1
whoso shall swear 1

Verses containing G3660

Page 1 of 1. 20 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 5:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;

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  2. Matthew 5:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.

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  3. Matthew 23:16 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’

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  4. Matthew 23:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’

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  5. Matthew 23:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.

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  6. Matthew 23:21 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.

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  7. Matthew 23:22 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.

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  8. Matthew 26:74 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At that he began to curse and swear to them, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.

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  9. Mark 6:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”

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  10. Mark 14:71 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But he began to curse and swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak!”

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  11. Luke 1:73 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us

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  12. Acts 2:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.

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  13. Hebrews 3:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’”

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  14. Hebrews 3:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed?

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  15. Hebrews 4:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now we who have believed enter that rest. As for the others, it is just as God has said: “So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’” And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world.

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  16. Hebrews 6:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,

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  17. Hebrews 6:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.

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  18. Hebrews 7:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    but Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”

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  19. James 5:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.

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  20. Revelation 10:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And he swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and everything in it, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it: “There will be no more delay!

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