Swearing

§1596EXTERNAL OBJECT (OBJECT AFFECTED)(III) Verbs of swearing. ὀμνύναι swear by (τοὺς θεούς, pass. Ζεὺς ὀμώμοται) and swear to (τὸν ὅρκον, pass. ὁ ὅρκος ὀμώμοται). So ἐπιορκεῖν swear falsely by. a. ὀμνύναι τοὺς θεούς m…

§1596 b, cEXTERNAL OBJECT (OBJECT AFFECTED)(III) Verbs of swearing. ὀμνύναι swear by (τοὺς θεούς, pass. Ζεὺς ὀμώμοται) and swear to (τὸν ὅρκον, pass. ὁ ὅρκος ὀμώμοται). So ἐπιορκεῖν swear falsely by. a. ὀμνύναι τοὺς θεούς m…

§2894μάμά asseverative (cp. μήν, μέν asseverative) with the accusative of the divinity or thing by which one swears. In negative sentences we have οὐ μά or μά alone with the accusative; i…

§1868THE TENSES OUTSIDE OF THE INDICATIVEThe construction of verbs of hoping, etc.—Verbs signifying to hope, expect, promise, threaten, swear, with some others of like meaning, when they refer to a future event, take eith…

§1999A. Object Infinitive after Verbs of Will or DesireVerbs signifying to hope, expect, promise, threaten , and swear, when followed by the aorist (less often the present) infinitive (1868), have the construction of verbs of will or d…

§2024INFINITIVE AS OBJECT IN INDIRECT DISCOURSEVerbs signifying to hope, expect, promise, threaten , and swear take the future infinitive in indirect discourse, and the aorist (less often the present) infinitive not in indirect…

§1938AORIST INDICATIVEWith verbs of swearing, commanding, saying , and advising the aorist may denote a resolution that has already been formed by the speaker and remains unalterable: σὲ . . . εἶπον τῆσ…

§2725οὐ AND μή WITH THE INFINITIVE IN INDIRECT DISCOURSEμή is often used with verbs and other expressions of asseveration and belief, after which we might expect οὐ with the infinitive in indirect discourse. Such verbs are those signify…

§2726 aοὐ AND μή WITH THE INFINITIVE IN INDIRECT DISCOURSESuch verbs are hope ἐλπίζω; expect ἐλπίζω, προσδοκῶ, δοκῶ, οἴομαι, εἰκός ἐστι; promise ὑπισχνοῦμαι, ἐπαγγέλλομαι; swear ὄμνῡμι; agree ὁμολογῶ, συγχωρῶ; pledge ἐγγυῶμαι; put trust i…