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Swear, Sworn

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: ὀμνύω

(Strong's #3660 — Verb — omnumi | omnuo — om-noo'-o )

is used of "affirming or denying by an oath," e.g., Matthew 26:74; Mark 6:23; Luke 1:73; Hebrews 3:11,18; 4:3; 7:21; accompanied by that by which one swears, e.g., Matthew 5:34,36; 23:16; Hebrews 6:13,16; James 5:12; Revelation 10:6 . Cp. ADJURE.

Note: For "false swearers," 1 Timothy 1:10 , see FORSWEAR.

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Swear, Sworn'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​s/swear-sworn.html. 1940.
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