"the act of taking an oath; an oath, Heb. 7:20, 21, 28*"
Definition and meaning
the act of taking an oath; an oath, Heb. 7:20, 21, 28*
In the original Greek the word is written: ὁρκωμοσία
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of horkomosia (G3728) across the King James Bible.
And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:
(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)
For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.
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Common questions
Strong's G3728 (horkomosia) is a Greek word that means: the act of taking an oath; an oath, Heb. 7:20, 21, 28* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word horkomosia (G3728) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3728 is horkomosia, a Greek word defined as: the act of taking an oath; an oath, Heb. 7:20, 21, 28*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
horkomosia is a Greek word found in the New Testament.