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ὁρκωμοσία

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ὁρκωμοσία, ας, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
horkōmosia
Simplified transliteration: 
horkomosia
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3728
GK Number: 
3993
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
4
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1a
Gloss: 
oath, taking of an oath
Definition: 
the act of taking an oath; an oath, Heb. 7:20, 21, 28*

Greek-English Concordance for ὁρκωμοσία

Hebrews 7:20 And since this was not done without an oath (horkōmosias | ὁρκωμοσίας | gen sg fem) (for others have become priests without an oath (horkōmosias | ὁρκωμοσίας | gen sg fem),
Hebrews 7:21 but he became a priest with an oath (horkōmosias | ὁρκωμοσίας | gen sg fem) by the one who said to him, “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever’”),
Hebrews 7:28 For the law appoints men as high priests who have weaknesses, but the word of the oath (horkōmosias | ὁρκωμοσίας | gen sg fem), which came later than the law, appoints the Son who has been made perfect forever.