a solemn appeal whereby one person imposes on another the obligation of speaking or acting as if under an oath (
1 Samuel 14:24 ;
Joshua 6:26 ;
1 Kings 22:16 ).
We have in the New Testament a striking example of this ( Matthew 26:63 ; Mark 5:7 ), where the high priest calls upon Christ to avow his true character. It would seem that in such a case the person so adjured could not refuse to give an answer.
The word "adjure", i.e., cause to swear is used with reference to the casting out of demons ( Acts 19:13 ).
These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.