3727 - horkos

Strong's Concordance

Original word: ὅρκος
Transliteration: horkos
Definition (short): oath
Definition (full): an oath

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: akin to erkos (fence, enclosure)
Definition: an oath
NASB Translation: oath (7), oaths (2), vows (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

From herkos (a fence; perhaps akin to horion); a limit, i.e. (sacred) restraint (specially, an oath) -- oath.

see GREEK horion

References

Strong's 3727: 10 Occurrences
KJV: Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
NASB: "Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, 'YOU SHALL NOT MAKE FALSE VOWS, BUT SHALL FULFILL YOUR VOWS TO THE LORD.'
KJV: Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
NASB: so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.
KJV: And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.
NASB: Although he was grieved, the king commanded it to be given because of his oaths, and because of his dinner guests.
KJV: And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.
NASB: And again he denied it with an oath, "I do not know the man."
KJV: And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.
NASB: And although the king was very sorry, yet because of his oaths and because of his dinner guests, he was unwilling to refuse her.