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ἐπιορκέω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἐπιορκέω
Greek transliteration: 
epiorkeō
Simplified transliteration: 
epiorkeo
Principal Parts: 
ἐπιορκήσω, -, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
1964
GK Number: 
2155
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-1d(2a)
Gloss: 
to break an oath, swear falsely
Definition: 
to forswear one's self, to fail of observing one's oath, Mt. 5:33*

Greek-English Concordance for ἐπιορκέω

Matthew 5:33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You (epiorkēseis | ἐπιορκήσεις | fut act ind 2 sg) shall (epiorkēseis | ἐπιορκήσεις | fut act ind 2 sg) not break (epiorkēseis | ἐπιορκήσεις | fut act ind 2 sg) an oath, but carry out the vows you made to the Lord.’