3664. homoios

Lexicon

homoios: Like, similar, resembling

Original Word: ὅμοιος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: homoios
Pronunciation: ho'-moy-os
Phonetic Spelling: (hom'-oy-os)
Definition: Like, similar, resembling
Meaning: like, similar to, resembling, of equal rank.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

like, similar

From the base of homou; similar (in appearance or character) -- like, + manner.

see GREEK homou

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as homou
Definition
like, resembling, the same as
NASB Translation
like (43), one like (2), same (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 3664: ὅμοιος

ὅμοιος (on the accent cf. (Chandler §§ 384, 385); Winers Grammar, 52 (51); Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. § 11 Anm. 9), ὁμοία, ὅμοιον, also of two term. (once in the N. T., Revelation 4:3 Rst G L T Tr WH; cf. Winers Grammar, § 11, 1; (Buttmann, 26 (23))) (from ὁμός (akin to ἅμα (which see), Latinsimilis, English same, etc.)) (from Homer down), like, similar, resembling:

a. like i. e. resembling: τίνι, in form or look, John 9:9; Revelation 1:13, 15; Revelation 2:18; Revelation 4:6f.; (but here Tr text WH marginal reading ὁμοιοις), ; (but here T WH with the accusative (for dative)); Rec.; ὁράσει, in appearance, Revelation 4:3; in nature, Acts 17:29; Galatians 5:21; Revelation 21:11, 18; in nature and condition, 1 John 3:2; in mode of thinking, feeling, acting, Matthew 11:16; Matthew 13:52; Luke 6:47-49; Luke 7:31; Luke 12:36, and L WH Tr text (see below) in John 8:55; equivalent to may be compared to a thing, so in parables: Matthew 13:31, 33, 44f, 47; Matthew 20:1; Luke 13:18f, 21.

b. like i. e. corresponding or equivalent to, the same as: ὅμοιον τούτοις τρόπον, Jude 1:7; equal in strength, Revelation 13:4; in power and attractions, Revelation 18:18; in authority, Matthew 22:39; Mark 12:31 (here T WH omit; Tr marginal reading brackets ὅμοιον); in mind and character, τίνος (cf. Winers Grammar, 195 (183) (cf. § 28, 2); Buttmann, § 132, 24), John 8:55 R G T Tr marginal reading (see above).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the base of ὁμός (homos), meaning "same" or "together."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Hebrew 1819: דָּמָה (damah) • to be like, resemble
• Strong's Hebrew 3644: כְּמוֹ (kemo) • like, as
• Strong's Hebrew 4911: מָשַׁל (mashal) • to be like, compare

These Hebrew terms share a similar function in the Old Testament, often used in poetic and prophetic literature to draw comparisons and convey deeper meanings through analogy.

Usage: The word ὅμοιος is used in the New Testament to draw comparisons or analogies, often in parables or teachings of Jesus, to illustrate spiritual truths by comparing them to familiar earthly concepts.

Context: The Greek word ὅμοιος appears frequently in the New Testament, particularly in the Synoptic Gospels, where it is used to convey the likeness or similarity between two entities or concepts. This term is pivotal in the teachings of Jesus, especially in His parables, where He often begins with "The kingdom of heaven is like..." (e.g., Matthew 13:31, 33, 44). These comparisons are designed to help the listener understand complex spiritual realities through familiar earthly experiences.

In Matthew 13:31 (BSB), Jesus uses ὅμοιος to compare the kingdom of heaven to a mustard seed: "He put before them another parable: 'The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field.'" Here, the small mustard seed represents the seemingly insignificant beginnings of the kingdom, which grows into something much greater.

Similarly, in Matthew 13:33 (BSB), the kingdom of heaven is likened to leaven: "He told them still another parable: 'The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.'" This illustrates the transformative and pervasive nature of the kingdom.

The use of ὅμοιος is not limited to parables. It also appears in other contexts, such as in the description of the glorified Christ in Revelation 1:13 (BSB): "and among the lampstands was One like a son of man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest." Here, ὅμοιος is used to describe the appearance of Christ in a vision, emphasizing His divine majesty and authority.

Theologically, ὅμοιος underscores the importance of analogy in biblical teaching, allowing finite human minds to grasp infinite truths. It serves as a bridge between the known and the unknown, the earthly and the heavenly.

Forms and Transliterations

ομοια ομοία όμοια ὁμοία ὅμοια ομοιαι όμοιαι ὅμοιαι ομοιας ομοίας ὁμοίας ομοιοι όμοιοι όμοιοί ὅμοιοι ὅμοιοί ομοιον όμοιον ὅμοιον ομοιος ομοιός όμοιος όμοιός ὅμοιος ὅμοιός ομοίω homoia homoía hómoia homoiai hómoiai homoias homoías homoioi hómoioi hómoioí homoion hómoion homoios hómoios hómoiós omoia omoiai omoias omoioi omoion omoios

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 11:16 Adj-NNP
GRK: γενεὰν ταύτην ὁμοία ἐστὶν παιδίοις
NAS: generation? It is like children
KJV: It is like unto children
INT: generation this like it is to little children

Matthew 13:31 Adj-NFS
GRK: αὐτοῖς λέγων Ὁμοία ἐστὶν ἡ
NAS: of heaven is like a mustard
KJV: is like to a grain
INT: them saying Like is the

Matthew 13:33 Adj-NFS
GRK: ἐλάλησεν αὐτοῖς Ὁμοία ἐστὶν ἡ
NAS: of heaven is like leaven,
KJV: of heaven is like unto leaven, which
INT: spoke he to them Like is the

Matthew 13:44 Adj-NFS
GRK: Ὁμοία ἐστὶν ἡ
NAS: of heaven is like a treasure
KJV: of heaven is like unto treasure hid
INT: like is the

Matthew 13:45 Adj-NFS
GRK: Πάλιν ὁμοία ἐστὶν ἡ
NAS: of heaven is like a merchant
KJV: of heaven is like unto a merchant man,
INT: Again like is the

Matthew 13:47 Adj-NFS
GRK: Πάλιν ὁμοία ἐστὶν ἡ
NAS: of heaven is like a dragnet
KJV: is like unto a net,
INT: Again like is the

Matthew 13:52 Adj-NMS
GRK: τῶν οὐρανῶν ὅμοιός ἐστιν ἀνθρώπῳ
NAS: of heaven is like a head of a household,
KJV: is like unto a man
INT: of the heavens like is to a man

Matthew 20:1 Adj-NFS
GRK: Ὁμοία γάρ ἐστιν
NAS: of heaven is like a landowner
KJV: is like unto a man
INT: like indeed is

Matthew 22:39 Adj-NFS
GRK: δευτέρα δὲ ὁμοία αὕτη Ἀγαπήσεις
NAS: The second is like it, 'YOU SHALL LOVE
KJV: the second [is] like unto it,
INT: [the] second moreover [is] like it You will love

Luke 6:47 Adj-NMS
GRK: τίνι ἐστὶν ὅμοιος
NAS: you whom he is like:
KJV: to whom he is like:
INT: whom he is like

Luke 6:48 Adj-NMS
GRK: ὅμοιός ἐστιν ἀνθρώπῳ
NAS: he is like a man building
KJV: He is like a man which
INT: Like he is to a man

Luke 6:49 Adj-NMS
GRK: μὴ ποιήσας ὅμοιός ἐστιν ἀνθρώπῳ
NAS: and has not acted [accordingly], is like a man
KJV: not, is like a man that without
INT: not having done like is to a man

Luke 7:31 Adj-NMP
GRK: τίνι εἰσὶν ὅμοιοι
NAS: generation, and what are they like?
KJV: to what are they like?
INT: to what are they like

Luke 7:32 Adj-NMP
GRK: ὅμοιοί εἰσιν παιδίοις
NAS: They are like children who sit
KJV: They are like unto children sitting
INT: Like are they to little children

Luke 12:36 Adj-NMP
GRK: καὶ ὑμεῖς ὅμοιοι ἀνθρώποις προσδεχομένοις
NAS: Be like men who are waiting
KJV: ye yourselves like unto men
INT: and you like to men waiting for

Luke 13:18 Adj-NFS
GRK: οὖν Τίνι ὁμοία ἐστὶν ἡ
NAS: of God like, and to what
KJV: the kingdom of God like? and whereunto
INT: moreover To what like is the

Luke 13:19 Adj-NFS
GRK: ὁμοία ἐστὶν κόκκῳ
NAS: It is like a mustard seed,
KJV: It is like a grain of mustard seed,
INT: Like it is to a grain

Luke 13:21 Adj-NFS
GRK: ὁμοία ἐστὶν ζύμῃ
NAS: It is like leaven, which
KJV: It is like leaven, which
INT: Like it is to leaven

John 8:55 Adj-NMS
GRK: αὐτόν ἔσομαι ὅμοιος ὑμῖν ψεύστης
NAS: Him, I will be a liar like you, but I do know
KJV: I shall be a liar like unto you: but
INT: him I will be like you a liar

John 9:9 Adj-NMS
GRK: Οὐχί ἀλλὰ ὅμοιος αὐτῷ ἐστίν
NAS: No, but he is like him. He kept saying,
KJV: [said], He is like him: [but] he
INT: no but Like him he is

Acts 17:29 Adj-AMS
GRK: θεῖον εἶναι ὅμοιον
NAS: that the Divine Nature is like gold
KJV: that the Godhead is like unto gold, or
INT: divine to be like

Galatians 5:21 Adj-NNP
GRK: καὶ τὰ ὅμοια τούτοις ἃ
NAS: carousing, and things like these,
KJV: and such like: of the which I tell
INT: and things like these as to which

1 John 3:2 Adj-NMP
GRK: ἐὰν φανερωθῇ ὅμοιοι αὐτῷ ἐσόμεθα
NAS: He appears, we will be like Him, because
KJV: we shall be like him;
INT: if he appears like him we will be

Jude 1:7 Adj-AMS
GRK: πόλεις τὸν ὅμοιον τρόπον τούτοις
NAS: around them, since they in the same way
KJV: them in like manner,
INT: cities in like manner with them

Revelation 1:13 Adj-AMS
GRK: τῶν λυχνιῶν ὅμοιον υἱὸν ἀνθρώπου
NAS: of the lampstands [I saw] one like a son
KJV: candlesticks [one] like unto the Son
INT: of the lampstands [one] like [a] Son of man

Strong's Greek 3664
45 Occurrences

ὁμοία — 16 Occ.
ὅμοιαι — 1 Occ.
ὁμοίας — 1 Occ.
ὅμοιοι — 7 Occ.
ὅμοιον — 9 Occ.
ὅμοιός — 11 Occ.