ἐξόμνυμι

A. swear in excuse, ἐξώμοσεν ἀρρωστεῖν τουτονί D. 19.124.

II. mostly, swear in the negative, ἐξομῇ τὸ μὴ εἰδέναι; S. Ant. 535; μαρτυρεῖν ἢ ἐξομνύειν D. 29.20:— mostly in Med., aor. ἐξωμοσάμην, deny or disown upon oath, swear formally that one does not know a thing, abjure, τὰς διαβολάς Id. 57.36; ἃ μὲν οἶδεν ἐξόμνυσθαι Is. 9.19: abs., ib.18, Pl. Lg. 949a, etc.; οὐκ ἂν ἐξομόσαιτο μὴ οὐκ εἰδέναι D. 57.59, cf. PHal. 1.230 (iii B. C.); forswear, renounce, συγγένειαν ἐξόμνυσθαι LXX 4 Ma. 4.26, 10.3.

2. decline or refuse an office by an oath that one has not means or health to perform it, ἐξομόσασθαι τὴν πρεσβείαν Aeschin. 2.94, cf. D. 19.124; [τὴν ἀρχήν] Arist. Pol. 1297a20, Plu. Marc. 6, 12, cf. Thphr. Char. 24.5.

3. forswear, renounce, τὴν ἐλευθερίαν Luc. Apol. 6; τὴν ἐπικουρίαν Jul. Or. 2.60d.

III. later, simply, swear, make affidavit, PFlor. 32 A 12 (iii A. D.).