ἐπιορκ-έω, also
ἐφιορκέω [
Refs 3rd c.BC+], etc:
future -ήσω [
Refs 8th c.BC+]:
aorist ἐπιώρκησα [
Refs],
infinitive -ορκῆσαι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
perfect ἐπιώρκηκα [
Refs]:—
swear falsely, forswear oneself, οὐδ᾽ ἐπιορκήσω πρὸς δαίμονος 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 19.188: also, c.
accusative, of things sworn by, τὰς βασιληΐας ἱστίας ἐπιώρκηκε
has sworn falsely by the royal hearth, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; [θεούς] [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; opposed to εὐορκέω, Legal cited in [
Refs]
II). simply, ={ὄμνυμι},
swear, [
Refs]