ὅρκους

orkous

oaths

from (a fence; perhaps akin to ὅριον); a limit, i.e. (sacred) restraint (specially, an oath):--oath.

G3727

Mark 6:26 · Word #8

Lexicon G3727

Lemmaὅρκος
Transliterationhórkos
Strong'sG3727
In-contextoaths
Literaloaths

Morphology N ACC M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaὅρκος
Strong'sG3727

SIBI-P1 G3727-05

binding-boundary oaths

Morphological NotesNoun, accusative masculine plural (Gr,N,,,,,AMP). The form ὅρκους is the direct object case, referring to multiple oaths.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering "binding-boundary oaths" preserves the root idea of ὅρκος as a sacred boundary or restraint that binds a person to their word. The plural form reflects the accusative masculine plural morphology (AMP), indicating multiple oaths functioning as direct objects in context.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ὅρκος (oath, sworn pledge, sacred restraint, binding limit)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G3727-01 orko by an oath-bound pledge
G3727-02 orkon an oath-boundary
G3727-03 orkos an oath-bound restraint

Word Usage (10 occurrences of G3727)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 5:33 ὅρκους orkous
Matthew 14:7 ὅρκου orkou
Matthew 14:9 ὅρκους orkous