- Original: ὅρκος - Transliteration: Horkos - Phonetic: hor'-kos - Definition: 1. that which has been pledged or promised with an oath - Origin: from herkos (a fence, perhaps akin to G3725 ) - TDNT entry: 12:37,7 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From ἕρκος herkos (a fence; perhaps akin to G3725 ); a limit that is (sacred) restraint (specifically oath): - oath. Total KJV Occurrences: 9 • oath, 7 Mat 14:7; Mat 26:72; Luke 1:73; Act 2:30; Hebrews 6:16; Hebrews 6:17; Jam 5:12 • sake, 2 Mat 14:9; Mar 6:26