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ὀμνύω G3660
G3660 is the Greek word ὀμνύω, transliterated omnýō. The King James Version most often renders it swear.
What it means
to swear, i.e. take (or declare on) oath.
Where it comes from
a prolonged form of a primary, but obsolete , for which another prolonged form is used in certain tenses.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 27 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: swear.
Verses using ὀμνύω
All 21 verses, quoted in full.
Matthew 5:34 · KJV
But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne:
Matthew 5:36 · KJV
Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
Matthew 23:16 · KJV
Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
Matthew 23:18 · KJV
And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
Matthew 23:20 · KJV
Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
Matthew 23:21 · KJV
And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
Matthew 23:22 · KJV
And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
Matthew 26:74 · KJV
Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
Mark 6:23 · KJV
And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
Mark 14:71 · KJV
But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak.
Luke 1:73 · KJV
The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
Acts 2:30 · KJV
Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
Acts 7:17 · KJV
But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
Hebrews 3:11 · KJV
So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)
Hebrews 3:18 · KJV
And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?
Hebrews 4:3 · KJV
For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
Hebrews 6:13 · KJV
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
Hebrews 6:16 · KJV
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
Hebrews 7:21 · KJV
(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)
James 5:12 · KJV
But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
Revelation 10:6 · KJV
And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:
Common questions
What does Strong's G3660 mean?
G3660 is the Greek word ὀμνύω (omnýō), meaning to swear, i.e. take (or declare on) oath.
How is G3660 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it swear (12 times), sware (6 times), sweareth (4 times), sworn (3 times), whoso shall swear (1 time), among others.
How many times does G3660 appear in the Bible?
ὀμνύω (omnýō) is tagged in 21 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does G3660 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a prolonged form of a primary, but obsolete , for which another prolonged form is used in certain tenses.
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