Strong G3669ὁμοίωσις
likeness
- Transliteration
- homoiōsis
- Pronunciation
- hom-oy'-o-sis
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From G3666; assimilation that is resemblance: - similitude.
Detailed definition
ὁμοίωσις, -εως, ἡ
(ὁμοιόω) [in LXX chiefly for דְּמוּת, Psa.58:4, al.;]
1. a making like, becoming like (Plat.).
2. likeness: Jas.3:9 (LXX).†
SYN.: see: ὁμοίωμα, and cf. Tr., Syn., § xv (AS)
(ὁμοιόω) [in LXX chiefly for דְּמוּת, Psa.58:4, al.;]
1. a making like, becoming like (Plat.).
2. likeness: Jas.3:9 (LXX).†
SYN.: see: ὁμοίωμα, and cf. Tr., Syn., § xv (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3669 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- similitude1
First verses
- James 3:9Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ὁμοί-ωσις, εως, ἡ,
a being made like, θεῷ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 176b.)]
2 likeness, resemblance, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Lapidibus” 41)]; opposed to ἀλλοίωσις, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 454c; καθ᾽ ὁμοίωσιν θεοῦ NT.Jam.3.9, cf. LXX.Gen.1.26.)]
3 establishment of a resemblance, τῆς ὁ. ἕνεκεν αὐτῆς λαμβάνεσθαι τὰς μεταφοράς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 1.177 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus)]
3.b Grammars, comparison, -ώσεως ἐπιρρήματα [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Dionysius Thrax Grammaticus 642.6.)]
4 simile, Ps.-[Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Vitae Homeri” 84, +others)]
5 [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Pythagoras Philosophus)] name for nine, [Refs (Theol.Ar. 57.)]
a being made like, θεῷ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 176b.)]
2 likeness, resemblance, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Lapidibus” 41)]; opposed to ἀλλοίωσις, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 454c; καθ᾽ ὁμοίωσιν θεοῦ NT.Jam.3.9, cf. LXX.Gen.1.26.)]
3 establishment of a resemblance, τῆς ὁ. ἕνεκεν αὐτῆς λαμβάνεσθαι τὰς μεταφοράς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 1.177 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus)]
3.b Grammars, comparison, -ώσεως ἐπιρρήματα [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Dionysius Thrax Grammaticus 642.6.)]
4 simile, Ps.-[Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Vitae Homeri” 84, +others)]
5 [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Pythagoras Philosophus)] name for nine, [Refs (Theol.Ar. 57.)]