ὅρκος
ὅρκος
ὅρκος, ὁ,
the object by which one swears, the witness of an oath, as the Styx among the gods, Hom., etc.:—hence,
an oath, Hom., etc.; ὅρκος θεῶν an oath by the gods, Od.; ὅρκον ὀμόσαι to swear an oath, Hom., etc.; ὅρκον ἐπιορκεῖν to take a false oath, Aeschin.; ὅρκον διδόναι καὶ δέξασθαι to tender an oath to another and accept the tender from him, Hdt., Attic; ὅρκον ἀποδιδόναι to take an oath, ἀπολαμβάνειν to tender it, Dem.; so, ὅρκον διδόναι καὶ λαμβάνειν Arist.; ὅρκοις τινὰ καταλαμβάνειν to bind one by oaths, Thuc.; ὅρκῳ ἐμμένειν to abide by it, Eur.; εἶπαι ἐπʼ ὅρκου to say on oath, Hdt.
Ὅρκος, personified, son of Ἔρις, a divinity, who punishes the perjured, Hes., etc.
ὅρκος was orig. equiv. to ἕρκος, as ὁρκάνη to ἑρκάνη, from ἔργω, εἴργω, properly, that which restrains from doing a thing.
Headword (normalized):
ὅρκος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ορκος
Intro Text:
ὅρκος
ὅρκος, ὁ,
the object by which one swears, the witness of an oath, as the Styx among the gods, Hom., etc.:—hence,
an oath, Hom., etc.; ὅρκος θεῶν an oath by the gods, Od.; ὅρκον ὀμόσαι to swear an oath, Hom., etc.; ὅρκον ἐπιορκεῖν to take a false oath, Aeschin.; ὅρκον διδόναι καὶ δέξασθαι to tender an oath to another and accept the tender from him, Hdt., Attic; ὅρκον ἀποδιδόναι to take an oath, ἀπολαμβάνειν to tender it, Dem.; so, ὅρκον διδόναι καὶ λαμβάνειν Arist.; ὅρκοις τινὰ καταλαμβάνειν to bind one by oaths, Thuc.; ὅρκῳ ἐμμένειν to abide by it, Eur.; εἶπαι ἐπʼ ὅρκου to say on oath, Hdt.
Ὅρκος, personified, son of Ἔρις, a divinity, who punishes the perjured, Hes., etc.
ὅρκος was orig. equiv. to ἕρκος, as ὁρκάνη to ἑρκάνη, from ἔργω, εἴργω, properly, that which restrains from doing a thing.
URN:
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