particle of attestation

: c. acc., .† by I Co 15:31

of affirmative swearing: by, with acc. of person or thing sworn by.

as surely as

a particle of attestation (accompanied by the object invoked or appealed to in confirmation); as sure as

I protest by

a particle of attestation (accompanied by the object invoked or appealed to in confirmation)

as sure as

νή particle of affirmation employed in oaths, [in LXX: see τ. ὑγίειαν, Gen.42:15-16 (חַי) * ;] by: with accusative, 1Co.15:31.† (AS)