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ὁρκίζω

MainId: 003632000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: ο

StrongCodes: G3726

Notes: {'Caller': 1, 'LanguageCode': 'en', 'LastEdited': '', 'LastEditedBy': '', 'References': [], 'Content': 'It is possible that ὁρκίζω, ἐνορκίζω, and ἐξορκίζω differ slightly in meaning, but this cannot be determined on the basis of available contexts.'}

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 003632001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: verb

   RelatedLemmas: [{'Word': 'ἐνορκίζω', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'ἐξορκίζω', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'ἐξορκιστής', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'ἐπιορκέω', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'ἐπίορκος', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'ὅρκος', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'ὁρκωμοσία', 'Meanings': []}]

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 003632001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 33.467

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Communication

      LEXSubDomains: Swear, Put Under Oath, Vow

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-12-15 19:07:12

         DefinitionShort: to demand that a person take an oath as to the truth of what is said or as to the certainty that one will carry out the request or command{N:001}

         Glosses: ['to put under oath', 'to insist that one take an oath', 'to require that one swear']

         Comments: It is extremely difficult to translate ὁρκίζω, ἐνορκίζω, and ἐξορκίζω in a literal manner, though in some contexts one can say ‘I put you under oath,’ but in a number of passages the person speaking is imploring and not necessarily in a position to command or insist. Therefore, in a passage such as {S:04100500700032}, one may render the meaning idiomatically as ‘for God’s sake, I ask you, do not punish me.’ In {S:05200502700002} one may translate ‘in the name of the Lord, I ask you to read this letter to all the Christian brothers,’ and in {S:04002606300020} one may translate ‘in the name of the living God, I charge you, Tell us who you are.’|In most languages one may translate ὁρκίζω, ἐνορκίζω, and ἐξορκίζω by simply adding a causative component to terms meaning ‘to swear’ or ‘to take an oath.’ In other words, ὁρκίζω, ἐνορκίζω, and ἐξορκίζω may be rendered as ‘to cause a person to say under oath.’

      LEXReferences: MARK 5:7, ACTs 19:13