Words

ἀρά G685

Home gloss

imprecation

Instead of (KJV / RSV)

oath / oath / curse

Note

Rom 3:14 "whose mouth is full of imprecation and bitterness" (Ps 13:3 LXX). "Curse" stays with καταράομαι (144i)

Rulings

2, 144

Occurrences (2)

Genesis 24 (Septuagint)

• 24:41 Then you shall be innocent of my imprecation; for at the time when you come to my tribe and they do not give to you, then you shall be innocent of my swearing.'

Genesis 26 (Septuagint)

• 26:28 And they said, "Seeing we have seen that the Lord was with you; and we said, 'Let there come to be an imprecation between us and between you, and we will dispose a covenant with you,