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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 - But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God’s laws.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:32 - “Everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:7 - so he promised with a vow to give her anything she wanted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:8 - “I tell you the truth, everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, the Son of Man[fn] will also acknowledge in the presence of God’s angels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:20 - He came right out and said, “I am not the Messiah.”

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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 Jewish leaders, who had announced that anyone saying Jesus was the Messiah would be expelled from the synagogue.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:42 - Many people did believe in him, however, including some of the Jewish leaders. But they wouldn’t admit it for fear that the Pharisees would expel them from the synagogue.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:8 - for the Sadducees say there is no resurrection or angels or spirits, but the Pharisees believe in all of these.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:14 - “But I admit that I follow the Way, which they call a cult. I worship the God of our ancestors, and I firmly believe the Jewish law and everything written in the prophets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:9 - 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 it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:12 - Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you, which you have confessed so well before many witnesses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:16 - Such people claim they know God, but they deny him by the way they live. They are detestable and disobedient, worthless for doing anything good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:13 - All these people died still believing what God had promised them. They did not receive what was promised, but they saw it all from a distance and welcomed it. They agreed that they were foreigners and nomads here on earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:15 - Therefore, let us offer through Jesus a continual sacrifice of praise to God, proclaiming our allegiance to his name.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 1:9

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:2 - This is how we know if they have the Spirit of God: If a person claiming to be a prophet[fn] acknowledges that Jesus Christ came in a real body, that person has the Spirit of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:3 - But if someone claims to be a prophet and does not acknowledge the truth about Jesus, that person is not from God. Such a person has the spirit of the Antichrist, which you heard is coming into the world and indeed is already here.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:15 - All who confess that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they live in God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Jo 1:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Jo 1:7 - I say this because many deceivers have gone out into the world. They deny that Jesus Christ came[fn] in a real body. Such a person is a deceiver and an antichrist.
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