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Lexicon :: Strong's G3666 - homoioō

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ὁμοιόω
Transliteration
homoioō (Key)
Pronunciation
hom-oy-o'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:188,684

Strong’s Definitions

ὁμοιόω homoióō, hom-oy-o'-o; from G3664; to assimilate, i.e. compare; passively, to become similar:—be (make) like, (in the) liken(-ess), resemble.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's G3666 in the following manner: liken (9x), make like (2x), be like (2x), in the likeness of (1x), resemble (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's G3666 in the following manner: liken (9x), make like (2x), be like (2x), in the likeness of (1x), resemble (1x).

  1. to be made like

  2. to liken, compare

    1. illustrate by comparisons

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὁμοιόω homoióō, hom-oy-o'-o; from G3664; to assimilate, i.e. compare; passively, to become similar:—be (make) like, (in the) liken(-ess), resemble.
STRONGS G3666:
ὁμοιόω, ὁμοίῳ: future ὁμοιώσω; passive, 1 aorist ὡμοιώθην, and without augment ὁμοιωθην (once Romans 9:29 L marginal reading T editions 2, 7 (but see WHs Appendix, p. 161); cf. Buttmann, 34 (30); Sturz, De dial. Maced. etc., p. 124; (cf.) Lob. ad Phryn., p. 153); 1 future ὁμοιωθήσομαι; (ὅμοιος); from (Homer and) Herodotus down; the Sept. especially for דָּמָה;
a. to make like: τινα τίνι; passive to be or to become like to one: Matthew 6:8; Acts 14:11; Hebrews 2:17; ὡμοιώθη ἡ βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν, was made like, took the likeness of, (aorist of the time when the Messiah appeared), Matthew 13:24; Matthew 18:23; Matthew 22:2; ὁμοιωθήσεται (future of the time of the last judgment), Matthew 25:1; ὡς τί, to be made like and thus to become as a thing (i. e., a blending of two thoughts; cf. Fritzsche on Mark 4:31; Buttmann, § 133, 10; Winer's Grammar, § 65, 1 a.), Romans 9:29 (כְּ נִדְמָה, Ezekiel 32:2).
b. to liken, compare: τινα τίνι, or τί τίνι, Matthew 7:24 (R G (see below)); Matthew 11:16; Mark 4:30 R L text Tr marginal reading; Luke 7:31; Luke 13:18 Luke 13:20; passive Matt. 7:(Matthew 7:24 L T WH Tr text), Matthew 7:26; to illustrate by comparison, πῶς ὁμοιώσωμεν τήν βασσιλειαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, Mark 4:30 T WH Tr text L marginal reading (Compare: ἀφομοιόω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Ezekiel
32:2
Matthew
6:8; 7; 7:24; 7:24; 7:26; 11:16; 13:24; 18:23; 22:2; 25:1
Mark
4:30; 4:30; 4:31
Luke
7:31; 13:18; 13:20
Acts
14:11
Romans
9:29; 9:29
Hebrews
2:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3666 matches the Greek ὁμοιόω (homoioō),
which occurs 15 times in 15 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:8 - Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:24 - “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:26 - And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:16 - “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:24 - He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:23 - “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:2 - “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:1 - “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps[fn] and went to meet the bridegroom.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:30 - And he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:31 - “To what then shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:18 - He said therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:20 - And again he said, “To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:11 - And when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in Lycaonian, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:29 - And as Isaiah predicted,
“If the Lord of hosts had not left us offspring,
we would have been like Sodom
and become like Gomorrah.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:17 - Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.
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