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SBL Greek New Testament

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Matthew 26

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matthew.26.mt26Oath

ἐξορκίζω σε

LEXICONTRANSLATIONhigh confidence

What does the high priest do to compel an answer?

Exorkizō means put someone under oath or solemnly adjure them by an invoked authority.

Why this default

‘I put you under oath by the living God’ is default because exorkizō names the legal-religious act clearly. ‘Adjure’ is traditional but opaque, while ‘swear ... tell us’ expands its force.

Evidence

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Project defaultI put you under oath by the living God

Project default · legal act explicit

AlternativeI adjure you by the living God

Traditional formal term

AlternativeSwear before the living God and tell us

Force expanded

Reference roleStandardized inspectable reference; manuscript forks are independently reopened.

Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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