"to put to an oath; to obtest, adjure, conjure, Mk. 5:7; Acts 19:13*"
Definition and meaning
to put to an oath; to obtest, adjure, conjure, Mk. 5:7; Acts 19:13*
In the original Greek the word is written: ὁρκίζω
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of horkizo (G3726) across the King James Bible.
And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.
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Common questions
Strong's G3726 (horkizo) is a Greek word that means: to put to an oath; to obtest, adjure, conjure, Mk. 5:7; Acts 19:13* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word horkizo (G3726) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3726 is horkizo, a Greek word defined as: to put to an oath; to obtest, adjure, conjure, Mk. 5:7; Acts 19:13*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
horkizo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.