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Lexicon :: Strong's G3670 - homologeō

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ὁμολογέω
Transliteration
homologeō (Key)
Pronunciation
hom-ol-og-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From a compound of the base of ὁμοῦ (G3674) and λόγος (G3056)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:199,687

Strong’s Definitions

ὁμολογέω homologéō, hom-ol-og-eh'-o; from a compound of the base of G3674 and G3056; to assent, i.e. covenant, acknowledge:—con- (pro-)fess, confession is made, give thanks, promise.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x

The KJV translates Strong's G3670 in the following manner: confess (17x), profess (3x), promise (1x), give thanks (1x), confession is made (1x), acknowledgeth (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x
The KJV translates Strong's G3670 in the following manner: confess (17x), profess (3x), promise (1x), give thanks (1x), confession is made (1x), acknowledgeth (1x).

  1. to say the same thing as another, i.e. to agree with, assent

  2. to concede

    1. not to refuse, to promise

    2. not to deny

      1. to confess

      2. declare

      3. to confess, i.e. to admit or declare one's self guilty of what one is accused of

  3. to profess

    1. to declare openly, speak out freely

    2. to profess one's self the worshipper of one

  4. to praise, celebrate

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὁμολογέω homologéō, hom-ol-og-eh'-o; from a compound of the base of G3674 and G3056; to assent, i.e. covenant, acknowledge:—con- (pro-)fess, confession is made, give thanks, promise.
STRONGS G3670:
ὁμολογέω, ὁμολογῶ; imperfect ὡμολόγουν; future ὁμολογήσω; 1 aorist ὡμολόγησα; present passive 3 person singular ὁμολογεῖται; (from ὁμόλογος, and this from ὁμον and λέγω); from (Sophocles and) Herodotus down;
1. properly, to say the same thing as another, i. e. to agree with, assent, both absolutely and with a dative of the person; often so in Greek writings from Herodotus down; hence,
2. universally, to concede; i. e.
a. not to refuse, i. e. to promise: τίνι τήν ἐπαγγελίαν, Acts 7:17 L T Tr WH (here R. V. vouchsafe); followed by an object. infinitive, Matthew 14:7 (Plato, Demosthenes, Plutarch, others).
b. not to deny, i. e. to confess; declare: joined with οὐκ ἀρνεῖσθαι, followed by direct discourse with recitative ὅτι, John 1:20; followed by ὅτι, Hebrews 11:13; τίνι τί, ὅτι, Acts 24:14; to confess, i. e. to admit or declare oneself guilty of what one is accused of: τάς ἁμαρτίας, 1 John 1:9 (Sir. 4:26).
3. to profess (the difference between the Latin profiteor (`to declare openly and voluntarily') and confiteor (`to declare fully,' implying the yielding or change of one's conviction; cf.pro fessio fidei, confessio peccatorum) is exhibited in Cicero, pro Sest. 51, 109), i. e. to declare openly, speak out freely (A. V. generally confess; on its construction see Buttmann, § 133, 7): (followed by an infinitive, εἰδέναι Θεόν, Titus 1:16); τίνι (cf. Buttmann, as above; Winer's Grammar, § 31, 1 f.) followed by direct discourse with ὅτι recitative, Matthew 7:23; one is said ὁμολογεῖν that of which he is convinced and which he holds to be true (hence, ὁμολογεῖν is distinguished from πιστεύειν in John 12:42; Romans 10:9f): the passive absolute, with στόματι (dative of instrum.) added, Romans 10:10; τί, Acts 23:8; τινα with a predicate accusative (Buttmann, as above), αὐτόν Χριστόν, John 9:22; κύριον (predicate accusative) λησουν, Romans 10:9 (here WH τό ῤῆμα... ὅτι κύριος etc., L marginal reading Tr marginal reading simply ὅτι etc.; again with ὅτι in 1 John 4:15); Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν ἐν σαρκί ἐληλυθότα (Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading ἐληλυθεναι), 1 John 4:2 and Rec. also in 3 (see below); ἐρχόμενον ἐν σαρκί, 2 John 1:7 (cf. Buttmann, as above; Winer's Grammar, 346 (324)); τινα, to profess oneself the worshipper of one, 1 John 4:3 (here WH marginal reading λύει, cf. Westcott, Epistles of John, p. 156ff) and G L T Tr WH in 1 John 2:23; ἐν with a dative of the person (see ἐν, I. 8 c.), Matthew 10:32; Luke 12:8; with cognate accusative giving the substance of the profession (cf. Buttmann, § 131, 5; Winer's Grammar, § 32, 2), ὁμολογίαν, 1 Timothy 6:12 (also followed by περί τίνος, Philo de mut. nom. § 8); τό ὄνομα τίνος, to declare the name (written in the book of life) to be the name of a follower of me, Revelation 3:5 G L T Tr WH.
4. According to a usage unknown to Greek writers to praise, celebrate (see ἐξομολογέω, 2; (Buttmann, § 133, 7)): τίνι, Hebrews 13:15. (Compare: ἀνθομολογέω (ἀνθομολογοῦμαι), ἐξομολογέω.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
7:23; 10:32; 14:7
Luke
12:8
John
1:20; 9:22; 12:42
Acts
7:17; 23:8; 24:14
Romans
10:9; 10:9; 10:10
1 Timothy
6:12
Titus
1:16
Hebrews
11:13; 13:15
1 John
1:9; 2:23; 4:2; 4:3; 4:15
2 John
1:7
Revelation
3:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3670 matches the Greek ὁμολογέω (homologeō),
which occurs 23 times in 20 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:23 - And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:32 - So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:7 - so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:8 - “And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:20 - He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:22 - (His parents said these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should confess Jesus[fn] to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:42 - Nevertheless, many even of the authorities believed in him, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:8 - For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:14 - But this I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, I worship the God of our fathers, believing everything laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:9 - because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:10 - For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:12 - Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:16 - They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:13 - These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:15 - Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:9 - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:2 - By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:3 - and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:15 - Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Jo 1:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Jo 1:7 - For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist.
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