What does ὅρκος (hórkos) mean in the Bible?
ὅρκος (hórkos): A binding verbal commitment invoking divine witness; solemn pledge calling God as guarantor of truth.
Greek · G3727
ὅρκος
Oath
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ὅρκος G3727
Pronunciation hórkos
What does ὅρκος (hórkos) mean in the Bible?
ὅρκος (hórkos): A binding verbal commitment invoking divine witness; solemn pledge calling God as guarantor of truth.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3727?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include an oath (2), oath (2), oaths (2), [the] oath (1), on oath (1).
Where does ὅρκος (hórkos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 5:33. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (4), Hebrews (2), Acts (1), James (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 an oath 2× Matthew 14:7, Matthew 26:72
oath 2× Hebrews 6:16, James 5:12
oaths 2× Matthew 14:9, Mark 6:26
[the] oath 1× Luke 1:73
on oath 1× Acts 2:30
vows 1× Matthew 5:33
with an oath 1× Hebrews 6:17
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 5:33 ὅρκους to vows Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Matthew 14:7 ὅρκου to an oath Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 14:9 ὅρκους to oaths Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Matthew 26:72 ὅρκου to an oath Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Mark 6:26 ὅρκους to oaths Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Luke 1:73 ὅρκον to [the] oath Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Acts 2:30 ὅρκῳ to on oath Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Hebrews 6:16 ὅρκος to oath Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Hebrews 6:17 ὅρκῳ to with an oath Noun - Dative Masculine Singular James 5:12 ὅρκον to oath Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 5:33
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 6
Matthew 4 Mark 1 Luke 1 Acts 1 Hebrews 2 James 1
Source forms
ὅρκους 3x horkous Matthew 5:33, Matthew 14:9, Mark 6:26
ὅρκον 2x horkon Luke 1:73, James 5:12
ὅρκου 2x horkou Matthew 14:7, Matthew 26:72
ὅρκῳ 2x horkō Acts 2:30, Hebrews 6:17
ὅρκος 1x horkos Hebrews 6:16
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural 3x Matthew 5:33, Matthew 14:9, Mark 6:26
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 2x Luke 1:73, James 5:12
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular 2x Acts 2:30, Hebrews 6:17
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 2x Matthew 14:7, Matthew 26:72
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Hebrews 6:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. A binding verbal commitment invoking divine witness; solemn pledge calling God as guarantor of truth.
Strong's G3727
Lexical occurrences 10 verses Greek text appearances 10 times Word forms 5 forms 10 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Mark 6:14–29 Source Gloss
oath
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
10 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 5:33 Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
ὅρκους orkouv
an oath
Read verse Matthew 14:7 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
ὅρκου orkou
an oath
Read verse Matthew 14:9 Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
ὅρκους orkouv
an oath
Read verse Matthew 26:72 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
ὅρκου orkou
an oath
Read verse Mark 6:26 Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
ὅρκους orkouv
an oath
Read verse Luke 1:73 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ὅρκον orkon
an oath
Read verse Acts 2:30 Noun Dative Singular Masculine
ὅρκῳ orkw
an oath
Read verse Hebrews 6:16 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ὅρκος. orkov
an oath
Read verse Hebrews 6:17 Noun Dative Singular Masculine
ὅρκῳ, orkw
an oath
Read verse James 5:12 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ὅρκον· orkon
an oath
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.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 5 Aligned forms 10 Case pattern Accusative (5) Number pattern Singular (7)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Heb 6:16 1×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 14:7 · Matt 26:72 2×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Acts 2:30 · Heb 6:17 2×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 5:33 · Matt 14:9 · Mark 6:26 3×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Luke 1:73 · Jas 5:12 2×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Additional Occurrences
Mark 6:14–29 ὅρκος hórkos
oath
New Testament Witnesses
oath
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 10 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ὅρκος is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Reveals pride-driven commitment that leads to sin.
Canonical Themes
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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