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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ὁρκίζω G3726
Pronunciation horkízō
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 It I beg 1× Mark 5:7
I charge 1× 1 Thessalonians 5:27
I command 1× Acts 19:13
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 5:7
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Mark 1 Acts 1 1 Thessalonians 1
Source forms
Ἐνορκίζω 1x Enorkizō 1 Thessalonians 5:27
ὁρκίζω 1x horkizō Mark 5:7
Ὁρκίζω 1x Horkizō Acts 19:13
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 3x Mark 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 corpus Greek 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 5:7 Verb First Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ὁρκίζω orkizw
I adjure by, charge solemnly by
Read verse Acts 19:13 Verb First Person Plural Present Active Indicative
Ὁρκίζομεν orkizomen
I adjure by, charge solemnly by
Read verse 1 Thessalonians 5:27 Verb First Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ὁρκίζω orkizw
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
present 3
Voice
active 3
Mood
indicative 3
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:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain