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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 1965. ἐπίορκος (epiorkos) -- Perjurer, false swearer</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1965.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/john/21-12.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/1965.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 1965</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/1964.htm" title="1964">◄</a> 1965. epiorkos <a href="../greek/1966.htm" title="1966">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">epiorkos: Perjurer, false swearer</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἐπίορκος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>epiorkos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>eh-pee-OR-kos<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ep-ee'-or-kos)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Perjurer, false swearer<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>perjured, sworn falsely.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek preposition ἐπί (epi, meaning "upon" or "over") and ὅρκος (horkos, meaning "oath").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "epiorkos," related concepts can be found in terms like שָׁקַר (shaqar, Strong's H8267), meaning "to lie" or "to deceive," and שָׁבַע (shaba, Strong's H7650), meaning "to swear" or "to take an oath."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "epiorkos" refers to someone who swears falsely or commits perjury. In a biblical context, it denotes a person who breaks an oath or makes a false promise, thus violating the sacredness of their word. This term underscores the importance of truthfulness and integrity in speech, especially when invoking God's name in an oath.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek and Jewish cultures, oaths were considered solemn and binding. They were often made in the name of a deity, which added a divine witness to the promise. Breaking an oath was not only a legal offense but also a moral and spiritual transgression. In Jewish law, perjury was condemned, and truthfulness was a key aspect of righteous living. The New Testament continues this emphasis, urging believers to let their "yes" be "yes" and their "no" be "no" (Matthew 5:37).<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1909.htm">epi</a> and <a href="/greek/3727.htm">horkos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>sworn falsely, a perjurer<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>perjurers (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1965: ἐπίορκος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἐπίορκος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἐπιορκον</span> (from <span class="greek2">ἐπί</span> (which see D. 7) against, and <span class="greek2">ὅρκος</span>); (masculine as a substantive) <span class="accented">a false swearer, a perjurer</span>: <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/1-10.htm">1 Timothy 1:10</a>. (From <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>perjurer <p>From <a href="/greek/1909.htm">epi</a> and <a href="/greek/3727.htm">horkos</a>; on oath, i.e. (falsely) a forswearer -- perjured person. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1909.htm">epi</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3727.htm">horkos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>επιορκοις επιόρκοις ἐπιόρκοις επίορκος epiorkois epiórkois<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_timothy/1-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 1:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural">Adj-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀνδραποδισταῖς ψεύσταις <b>ἐπιόρκοις</b> καὶ εἴ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and liars <span class="itali">and perjurers,</span> and whatever<br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for liars, <span class="itali">for perjured persons,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/1-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> men-stealers liars <span class="itali">perjurers</span> and if<p><b><a href="/greek/1965.htm">Strong's Greek 1965</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1965.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/epiorkois_1965.htm">ἐπιόρκοις — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/1964.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1964"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1964" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/1966.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1966"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1966" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>