Strong G3666ὁμοιόω
to liken
- Transliteration
- homoioō
- Pronunciation
- hom-oy-o'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G3664; to assimilate that is compare; passively to become similar: - be (make) like (in the) liken (-ess) resemble.
Detailed definition
ὁμοιόω, -ῶ
(ὅμοιος), [in LXX chiefly for דָּמָה;]
1. to make like, with genitive and dative; pass., to be made or become like: Mat.6:8 13:24 18:23 22:2 25:1, Act.14:11, Heb.2:17; before ὡς (cf. Eze.32:2, Heb.), Rom.9:29.
2. to liken, compare: with dative, accusative, Mat.11:16, Luk.7:31 13:18, 20; πῶς όμοιώσωμεν, Mrk.4:30; pass., Mat.7:24, 26 (cf. ἀφ-ομοιόω).†
(AS)
(ὅμοιος), [in LXX chiefly for דָּמָה;]
1. to make like, with genitive and dative; pass., to be made or become like: Mat.6:8 13:24 18:23 22:2 25:1, Act.14:11, Heb.2:17; before ὡς (cf. Eze.32:2, Heb.), Rom.9:29.
2. to liken, compare: with dative, accusative, Mat.11:16, Luk.7:31 13:18, 20; πῶς όμοιώσωμεν, Mrk.4:30; pass., Mat.7:24, 26 (cf. ἀφ-ομοιόω).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3666 appears in 15 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- liken8
- be2
- make2
- unto2
- like1
- likeness1
- resemble1
First verses
- Matthew 6:8Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
- Matthew 7:24Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
- Matthew 7:26And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
- Matthew 11:16But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
- Matthew 13:24Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
- Matthew 18:23Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
- Matthew 22:2The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,
- Matthew 25:1Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
- Mark 4:30And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
- Luke 7:31And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
- Luke 13:18Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
- Luke 13:20And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?
- Acts 14:11And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.
- Romans 9:29And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.
- Hebrews 2:17Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
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Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
ὁμοι-όω,
[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.82, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 393c)]: aorist ὡμοίωσα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 33, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 11.8)]:— middle, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus (see. below))]:—mostly in passive, future ὁμοιωθήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 964d)], or in middle form ὁμοιώσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.158)]: aorist ὡμοιώθην [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.103, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 510a, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.114, etc.)]; Epic dialect infinitive ὁμοιωθήμεναι (see. below): perfect ὡμοίωμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 431e)]:—make like, ὁμοιώσασ᾽ ἐμοὶ εἴδωλον ἔμπνουν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 33; πᾶν παντὶ ὁ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 261e; ἑαυτὸν ἄλλῳ [prev. author] “R.” 393c; χοῦν.. -ώσαντες τῷ ἄλλῳ χώρῳ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.28; τοῖς πεπλασμένοις καὶ τοῖς γεγραμμένοις τὴν τοῦ σώματος φύσιν 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 9.75; ἑαυτῷ τι 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Generatione et Corruptione” 324a10)]; πρὸς τὰ παρόντα τὰς ὀργὰς τῶν πολλῶν ὁ. makes them correspond to prevailing conditions, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.82)]:—passive, to be made like, become like, in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus)] only in aorist infinitive passive, ὁμοιωθήμεναι ἄντην [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.187, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 3.120; ὁμοιωθέντ᾽ Ἀφροδίτῃ 5th c.BC: Empedocles Poeta Philosophus 22.5; ὀργὰς πρέπει θεοὺς οὐχ ὁμοιοῦσθαι βροτοῖς 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 1348, compare “Med.” 890; ἐς τὴν εὐβουλίαν.. ἄλλοις ὁ. 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.97, compare 5.103, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.158; κατὰ τὸ ἦθος ὁ. τοῖς ἐκείνου βουλήμασιν 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.114.)]
2 liken, compare, in middle, τὰς πάθας τὰς Κύρου τῇσι ἑωυτοῦ -ούμενος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.123:)] —later in active, τίνι ὁμοιώσω τὴν γενεὰν ταύτη; [NT+4th c.AD+ (NT.Matt.11.16; ἡ πόλις τινὰ Λυκούργῳ κατὰ τὸ ἦθος καὶ τὴν πρᾶξιν ὁμοιοῦσα “BSA” 29.35 (Sparta, 4th c.AD).)]
II intransitive, to be like, interpolated in [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 3.45.)]
[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.82, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 393c)]: aorist ὡμοίωσα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 33, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 11.8)]:— middle, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus (see. below))]:—mostly in passive, future ὁμοιωθήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 964d)], or in middle form ὁμοιώσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.158)]: aorist ὡμοιώθην [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.103, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 510a, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.114, etc.)]; Epic dialect infinitive ὁμοιωθήμεναι (see. below): perfect ὡμοίωμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 431e)]:—make like, ὁμοιώσασ᾽ ἐμοὶ εἴδωλον ἔμπνουν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 33; πᾶν παντὶ ὁ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 261e; ἑαυτὸν ἄλλῳ [prev. author] “R.” 393c; χοῦν.. -ώσαντες τῷ ἄλλῳ χώρῳ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.28; τοῖς πεπλασμένοις καὶ τοῖς γεγραμμένοις τὴν τοῦ σώματος φύσιν 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 9.75; ἑαυτῷ τι 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Generatione et Corruptione” 324a10)]; πρὸς τὰ παρόντα τὰς ὀργὰς τῶν πολλῶν ὁ. makes them correspond to prevailing conditions, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.82)]:—passive, to be made like, become like, in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus)] only in aorist infinitive passive, ὁμοιωθήμεναι ἄντην [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.187, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 3.120; ὁμοιωθέντ᾽ Ἀφροδίτῃ 5th c.BC: Empedocles Poeta Philosophus 22.5; ὀργὰς πρέπει θεοὺς οὐχ ὁμοιοῦσθαι βροτοῖς 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 1348, compare “Med.” 890; ἐς τὴν εὐβουλίαν.. ἄλλοις ὁ. 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.97, compare 5.103, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.158; κατὰ τὸ ἦθος ὁ. τοῖς ἐκείνου βουλήμασιν 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.114.)]
2 liken, compare, in middle, τὰς πάθας τὰς Κύρου τῇσι ἑωυτοῦ -ούμενος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.123:)] —later in active, τίνι ὁμοιώσω τὴν γενεὰν ταύτη; [NT+4th c.AD+ (NT.Matt.11.16; ἡ πόλις τινὰ Λυκούργῳ κατὰ τὸ ἦθος καὶ τὴν πρᾶξιν ὁμοιοῦσα “BSA” 29.35 (Sparta, 4th c.AD).)]
II intransitive, to be like, interpolated in [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 3.45.)]