swear

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb intransitive

P. and V. ὀμνύναι, κατομνύναι (or mid.), ἐπομνύναι, διόμνυσθαι, V. διομνύναι, ὁρκωμοτεῖν; see vow.

deny by oath: P. and V. ἀπομνύναι, ἐξομνύναι (or mid.).

swear an oath: P. and V. ὀμνύναι ὅρκον.

all the Samians who were of age swore the same oath together: P. συνώμοσαν Σαμίων πάντες τὸν αὐτὸν ὅρκον οἱ ἐν τῇ ἡλικίᾳ (Thuc. 8, 75).

swear beforehand: P. and V. προομνύναι.

swear by: P. and V. ὀμνύναι (acc.), ἐπομνύναι (acc.), V. ὁρκωμοτεῖν (acc.), Ar. and V. κατομνύναι (acc.).

swear in, bind by oath: Ar. and P. ὁρκοῦν; see under oath.

swear to: P. and V. ὀμνύναι (acc.), ἐπομνύναι (acc.).

swear together: Ar. and P. συνεπομνύναι (acc. or absol.) (Xen.).

swear truly: P. and V. εὐορκεῖν.

swear falsely: Ar. and P. ἐπιορκεῖν. Ar. ψευδορκεῖν.

use bad language, curse: Ar. and P. καταρᾶσθαι; see curse.

swear at use curse, abuse.

sworn, under oath, adj.: P. and V. ἔνορκος, V. ὅρκιος, διώμοτος, ἐπώμοτος.