What does ὁρκίζω (horkízō) mean in the Bible?
ὁρκίζω (horkízō) is a Greek word meaning "to adjure".
Greek · G3726
ὁρκίζω
To adjure
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ὁρκίζωG3726
Pronunciationhorkízō
What does ὁρκίζω (horkízō) mean in the Bible?
ὁρκίζω (horkízō) is a Greek word meaning "to adjure".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3726?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include I beg (1), I charge (1), I command (1).
Where does ὁρκίζω (horkízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 5:7. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Thessalonians (1), Acts (1), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItI beg1×Mark 5:7
I charge1×1 Thessalonians 5:27
I command1×Acts 19:13
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMark 5:7
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Mark1Acts11 Thessalonians1
Source forms
Ἐνορκίζω1xEnorkizō1 Thessalonians 5:27
ὁρκίζω1xhorkizōMark 5:7
Ὁρκίζω1xHorkizōActs 19:13
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular3xMark 5:7, Acts 19:13, 1 Thessalonians 5:27
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to adjure
Source Gloss
to adjure
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 5:7Verb First Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ὁρκίζωorkizw
I adjure by, charge solemnly by
Read verseActs 19:13Verb First Person Plural Present Active Indicative
Ὁρκίζομενorkizomen
I adjure by, charge solemnly by
Read verse1 Thessalonians 5:27Verb First Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ὁρκίζωorkizw
I adjure by, charge solemnly by
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present3
Voice
active3
Mood
indicative3
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ὁρκίζω is built from this root: