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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 26 times in 23 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:23 - “And then I will declare to them publicly, ‘I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME [you are banished from My presence], YOU WHO ACT WICKEDLY [disregarding My commands].’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:32 -

“Therefore, the one who [fn]confesses and acknowledges Me before men [as Lord and Savior, affirming a state of oneness with Me], that one I will also confess and acknowledge before My Father who is in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:7

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:8 -

“I say to you, whoever declares openly and confesses Me before men [speaking freely of Me as his Lord], the Son of Man also will declare openly and confess him [as one of His own] before the angels of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:20 - And he confessed [truthfully] and did not deny [that he was only a man], but acknowledged, “I am not the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed)!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:22 - His parents said this because they were afraid of [the leaders of] the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone acknowledged Jesus to be the Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue (excommunicated).

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:42 - Nevertheless, even many of the leading men believed in Him [as Savior and Messiah], but because of the Pharisees they would not confess it, for fear that [if they acknowledged Him openly] they would be put out of the synagogue (excommunicated);

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:17 -

“But as the time [for the fulfillment] of the promise which God had made to Abraham was approaching, the [Hebrew] people increased and multiplied in Egypt,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:8 - For the Sadducees say that there is no [such thing as a] resurrection, nor an angel, nor a spirit, but the Pharisees [speak out freely and] acknowledge [their belief in] them all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:14 - “But I confess this to you, that according to [fn]the Way, which they call a [divisive and heretical] sect, I do worship and serve the God of our fathers, [confidently] believing everything that is in accordance with the Law [of Moses] and that is written in the Prophets;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:9 - because if you acknowledge and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord [recognizing His power, authority, and majesty as God], 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 a person believes [in Christ as Savior] resulting in his justification [that is, being made righteous—being freed of the guilt of sin and made acceptable to God]; and with the mouth he acknowledges and confesses [his faith openly], resulting in and confirming [his] salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:12 - Fight the good fight of the faith [in the conflict with evil]; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and [for which] you made the good confession [of faith] 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 [to recognize and be acquainted with Him], but by their actions they deny and disown Him. They are detestable and disobedient and worthless for good work of any kind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:13 -

All these died in faith [guided and sustained by it], without receiving the [tangible fulfillment of God’s] promises, only having seen (anticipated) them and having welcomed them from a distance, 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, therefore, let us at all times offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, which is the fruit of lips that thankfully acknowledge and confess and glorify His name.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:9 - If we [freely] admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just [true to His own nature and promises], and will forgive our sins and cleanse us continually from all unrighteousness [our wrongdoing, everything not in conformity with His will and purpose].

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:23 - Whoever denies and repudiates the Son does not have the Father; the one who confesses and acknowledges the Son has the Father also.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:2 - By this you know and recognize the Spirit of God: every spirit that acknowledges and confesses [the fact] that Jesus Christ has [actually] come in the flesh [as a man] is from God [God is its source];

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:3 - and every spirit that does not confess Jesus [acknowledging that He has come in the flesh, but would deny any of the Son’s true nature] is not of God; this is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming, and is now already in the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:15 -

Whoever confesses and acknowledges 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 [heretics, posing as Christians] have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge and confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh (bodily form). This [person, the kind who does this] is the deceiver and the [fn]antichrist [that is, the antagonist of Christ].

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:5 - ‘He who overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God] will accordingly be dressed in white clothing; and I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, and I will confess and openly acknowledge his name before My Father and before His angels [saying that he is one of Mine].
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