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Koine Greek wordlink #149255

SR GNT Yac 5:12 ὀμνύετε (omnuete) ‘brothers of me not be swearing neither by heaven nor’ Strongs=36600 Lemma=omnuō
Word role=verb mood=imperative tense=present voice=active person=2nd number=plural
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Only use of identical word form ὀμνύετε (V-MPA2..P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ὀμνύετε’ (V-MPA2..P) is always and only glossed as ‘be swearing’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘omnuō’ have 11 different glosses: ‘are swearing’, ‘be swearing’, ‘having swore’, ‘is swearing’, ‘may swear’, ‘to swear’, ‘to_be swearing’, ‘I swore’, ‘he swore’, ‘you may swear’, ‘swore’.

Greek words (6) other than ὀμνύετε (V-MPA2..P) with a gloss related to ‘swearing’

MARK 14:71 ὀμνύειν (omnuein) V-NPA.... ‘began to_be cursing and to_be swearing not I have known man’ SR GNT Mark 14:71 word 8

MAT 23:20 ὀμνύει (omnuei) V-IPA3..S ‘by the altar is swearing by it and’ SR GNT Mat 23:20 word 7

MAT 23:21 ὀμνύει (omnuei) V-IPA3..S ‘by the temple is swearing by it and’ SR GNT Mat 23:21 word 7

MAT 23:22 ὀμνύει (omnuei) V-IPA3..S ‘having swore by heaven is swearing by the throne’ SR GNT Mat 23:22 word 7

MAT 26:74 ὀμνύειν (omnuein) V-NPA.... ‘he began to_be cursing and to_be swearing not I have known the’ SR GNT Mat 26:74 word 6

HEB 6:16 ὀμνύουσιν (omnuousin) V-IPA3..P ‘by the greater one are swearing and of all to them’ SR GNT Heb 6:16 word 7

Key: V=verb IPA3..P=indicative,present,active,3rd person plural IPA3..S=indicative,present,active,3rd person singular MPA2..P=imperative,present,active,2nd person plural NPA....=infinitive,present,active