Difference between revisions of "Oath"

<div> '''1: '''''Ὅρκος''''' ''' (Strong'S #3727 — Noun Masculine — horkos — hor'-kos, <i> her'-kos </i> ) </div> <p> is primarily equivalent to herkos, "a fence, an enclosure, that which restrains a person;" hence, "an oath." The Lord's command in &nbsp;Matthew 5:33 was a condemnation of the minute and arbitrary restrictions imposed by the scribes and Pharisees in the matter of adjurations, by which God's Name was profaned. The injunction is repeated in &nbsp; James 5:12 . The language of the Apostle Paul, e.g., in &nbsp;Galatians 1:20; &nbsp;1 Thessalonians 5:27 was not inconsistent with Christ's prohibition, read in the light of its context. Contrast the "oaths" mentioned in &nbsp; Matthew 14:7,9; &nbsp;26:72; &nbsp;Mark 6:26 . </p> &nbsp;Hebrews 6:16&nbsp; Luke 1:73&nbsp;Acts 2:30 <div> '''2: '''''Ὁρκωμοσία''''' ''' (Strong'S #3728 — Noun [[Feminine]] — horkomosia — hor-ko-mos-ee'-ah ) </div> <p> denotes "an affirmation on oath" (from No. 1 and omnumi, "to swear"). This is used in &nbsp;Hebrews 7:20,21 (twice),28 of the establishment of the [[Priesthood]] of Christ, the Son of God, appointed a [[Priest]] after the order of Melchizedek, and "perfected for evermore." In the Sept., &nbsp; Ezekiel 17:18,19 . </p> &nbsp;Acts 23:21Curse.