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Koine Greek wordlink #16257

SR GNT Mat 23:22 ὀμνύει (omnuei) ‘having swore by heaven is swearing by the throne’ Strongs=36600 Lemma=omnuō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=present voice=active person=3rd number=singular
Year=33 AD

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Other uses (2) of identical word form ὀμνύει (V-IPA3··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ὀμνύει’ (V-IPA3··S) is always and only glossed as ‘is swearing’.

Mat 23:20 ‘by the altar is swearing by it and’ SR GNT Mat 23:20 word 7

OET-LV: 20 Therefore the one having _swore by the altar, is _swearing by it and by all the things on it. (MAT_23:20)

OET-RV: 20 Anyone who makes an oath on the altar, is bound by both the altar and the things on it. (MAT 23:20)

Mat 23:21 ‘by the temple is swearing by it and’ SR GNT Mat 23:21 word 7

OET-LV: 21 And the one having _swore by the temple, is _swearing by it and by the one dwelling _in it. (MAT_23:21)

OET-RV: 21 Anyone who makes an oath on the temple, is bound by both the temple and God who lives in it. (MAT 23:21)

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 (4) other than ὀμνύει (V-IPA3··S) 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 7

OET-LV: 71 but he began to _be _cursing and to _be _swearing, that I _have_ not _known the this man, whom you _all _are _speaking. (MRK_14:71)

OET-RV: 71 Now Peter started swearing and cursing and said, “I’ve never even met that fellow that you’re all talking about!” (MRK 14:71)

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

OET-LV: 74 Then he _began to _be _cursing and to _be _swearing, that I _have_ not _known the man. And immediately a_rooster crowed. (MAT_26:74)

OET-RV: 74 Peter began to curse and promise, “I don’t know that man.” Just then the rooster crowed (MAT 26:74)

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

OET-LV: 16 For/Because people by the greater one are _swearing, and of _all to _them controversy an_end is, because/for confirmation the oath given. (HEB_6:16)

OET-RV: 16 Yes, people make oaths in front of someone more powerful and then there’s no controversy, because the oath is the confirmation. (HEB 6:16)

YAC 5:12 ὀμνύετε (omnuete) V-MPA2··P ‘brothers of me not be swearing neither by heaven nor’ SR GNT Yac 5:12 word 8

OET-LV: 12 Before but, all things, brothers of _me, not be _swearing, neither the by _heaven, nor the earth, nor other any oath, but let _be of _you _all your Yes be, yes, and your No be, no, in _order _that not under judgement you _all _may _fall. (JAM_5:12)

OET-RV: 12 But most importantly, brothers and sisters, don’t swear by heaven or earth or by any other kind of oath but simply be honest so that ‘yes’ means yes and ‘no’ means no, then you won’t end up getting judged. (JAM 5:12)

Key: V=verb