Dictionary entry

ὁρκωμοσία

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ὁρκωμοσία, -ας, ἡ

(< ὅρκος, ὄμνυμι; by metapl. for τὰ ὁρκωμόσια, asseverations on oath; v. MM, xviii), [in LXX: Ez 17:18, 19 (אָלָה) I Es 9:93*;]

affirmation on oath, an oath: He 7:20, 21, 28.†