ὁρκίζω (ὅρκος), [in LXX: Gen.24:37, al. (שָׁבַע hi.) ;] 1. to make one swear (Xen., Polyb., a1.). 2. to adjure: with dupl. accusative, Mrk.5:7, Act.19:13 (cf. ἐν-, ἐξ-ορκίζω).† (AS)
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horkizō · to adjure · Greek
2 tagged verse occurrences
Mark 5:7 · ὁρκίζωand crying out with a loud voice, he said, “What have I to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, don’t torment me.”Acts 19:13 · ὁρκίζωBut some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, “We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.”