ὅρκος

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • the object by which one swears, the witness of an oath, as the Styx was among the gods, or as Zeus was among mortals
  • an oath

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *serḱ- (mend, fence).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*serḱ-

Gloss

mend, fence

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

垣, 柵

Emoji
🤺

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