Forswear

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

1: Ἐπιορκέω (Strong'S #1964 — Verb — epirkeo — ep-ee-or-keh'-o )

signifies "to swear falsely, to undo one's swearing, forswear oneself" (epi, "against," orkos, "an oath"),  Matthew 5:33 . Cp. epiorkos, "a perjured person, a perjurer,"  1—Timothy 1:10 , "false swearers."

King James Dictionary

Forswear pret. forswore pp. forsworn. See Swear and Answer.

1. To reject or renounce upon oath. 2. To deny upon oath.

Like innocence, and as serenely bold as truth, how loudly he forswears thy gold.

To forswear one's self, is to swear falsely to perjure one's self.

Thou shalt not forswear thyself.  Matthew 5 .

FORSWEAR, To swear falsely to commit perjury.

Webster's Dictionary

(1): ( v. i.) To swear falsely; to commit perjury.

(2): ( v. i.) To deny upon oath.

(3): ( v. i.) To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations.

Morrish Bible Dictionary

'To swear falsely.'  Matthew 5:33 .