Phrase guide

so help me God

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

Used as an oath, a promise that an action will be carried out

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 願上帝保佑我 /愿上帝保佑我 (yuàn shàngdì bǎoyòu wǒ) — phrase used as a promise that an action will be carried out
  • Chinese Mandarin: 我敢斷言,千真萬確 /我敢断言 — phrase used as a promise that an action will be carried out
  • Chinese Mandarin: 千真万确 (wǒ gǎn duànyán, qiānzhēnwànquè) — phrase used as a promise that an action will be carried out
  • Dutch: zo waarlijk helpe mij God Almachtig — phrase used as a promise that an action will be carried out
  • Finnish: Jumala minua varjelkoon — phrase used as a promise that an action will be carried out
  • French: que Dieu me vienne en aide — phrase used as a promise that an action will be carried out
  • German: so wahr mir Gott helfe — phrase used as a promise that an action will be carried out
  • Ancient Greek: οὕτω νῦν Ζεὺς θείη (hoútō nûn Zeùs theíē) — phrase used as a promise that an action will be carried out
  • Hungarian: Isten engem úgy segéljen — phrase used as a promise that an action will be carried out
  • Italian: che Dio mi aiuti — phrase used as a promise that an action will be carried out
  • Italian: in Dio confido — phrase used as a promise that an action will be carried out
  • Latin: medius fidius — phrase used as a promise that an action will be carried out
  • Old English: swā helpe mē God — phrase used as a promise that an action will be carried out
  • Polish: tak mi dopomóż Bóg — phrase used as a promise that an action will be carried out
  • Portuguese: que Deus me ajude — phrase used as a promise that an action will be carried out
  • Romanian: așa să-mi ajute Dumnezeu — phrase used as a promise that an action will be carried out
  • Russian: да помо́жет мне бо́г (da pomóžet mne bóx) — phrase used as a promise that an action will be carried out
  • Russian: кляну́сь (kljanúsʹ) — phrase used as a promise that an action will be carried out
  • Serbo-Croatian: da mi Bog pomogne — phrase used as a promise that an action will be carried out
  • Spanish: que Dios me ayude — phrase used as a promise that an action will be carried out
  • Swedish: på heder och samvete — phrase used as a promise that an action will be carried out