3666. homoioó
Lexicon
homoioó: To make like, to liken, to compare

Original Word: ὁμοιόω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: homoioó
Pronunciation: ho-moy-OH-o
Phonetic Spelling: (hom-oy-o'-o)
Definition: To make like, to liken, to compare
Meaning: I make like, liken; I compare.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
make like, compare, resemble.

From homoios; to assimilate, i.e. Compare; passively, to become similar -- be (make) like, (in the) liken(-ess), resemble.

see GREEK homoios

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from homoios
Definition
to make like
NASB Translation
become like (1), comparable (1), compare (4), compared (4), like (2), made like (1), picture (1), resembled (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3666: ὁμοιόω

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 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)); ; Mark 4:30 R L text Tr marginal reading; Luke 7:31; Luke 13:18 ; passive Matt. 7:( L T WH Tr text), ; to illustrate by comparison, πῶς ὁμοιώσωμεν τήν βασσιλειαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, Mark 4:30 T WH Tr text L marginal reading (Compare: ἀφομοιόω.)

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the Greek adjective ὅμοιος (homoios), meaning "like" or "similar."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of comparison or likeness in the Hebrew Bible is often expressed with the root דָּמָה (damah), which can mean to be like, resemble, or compare. Key Strong's Hebrew entries that correspond to this idea include:

Strong's Hebrew 1819: דָּמָה (damah) • to be like, resemble
Strong's Hebrew 4911: מָשַׁל (mashal) • to liken, compare, use a proverb

These Hebrew terms are used in similar contexts in the Old Testament, where comparisons and likenesses are drawn to convey messages, often in poetic or proverbial forms.

Usage: The verb ὁμοιόω is used in the New Testament to describe the act of making one thing like another, often in the context of parables or teachings where comparisons are drawn to illustrate spiritual truths.

Context: The Greek verb ὁμοιόω appears in the New Testament primarily in the Synoptic Gospels, where it is used by Jesus in His parables and teachings to draw comparisons between earthly and heavenly realities. This verb is instrumental in illustrating the nature of the Kingdom of Heaven, as Jesus often begins His parables with phrases like "The kingdom of heaven is like..." (e.g., Matthew 13:24, 31, 33).

In Matthew 7:24, Jesus uses ὁμοιόω to compare a wise man who builds his house on the rock to those who hear His words and act on them: "Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock."

The verb is also used in contexts where Jesus explains the nature of His generation or the people of His time, as seen in Matthew 11:16: "To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others."

The use of ὁμοιόω underscores the pedagogical method of Jesus, who often employed familiar images and scenarios to convey profound spiritual truths. By likening the unknown to the known, Jesus made His teachings accessible and memorable to His audience.

Forms and Transliterations
ομοιωθεντες ομοιωθέντες ὁμοιωθέντες ομοιωθηναι ομοιωθήναι ὁμοιωθῆναι ομοιωθησεται ομοιωθήσεται ομοιωθήσεταί ὁμοιωθήσεται ομοιωθήσομαι ομοιωθησόμεθα ομοιωθήσονται ομοιωθητε ομοιωθήτε ὁμοιωθῆτε ομοιώθητι ομοιωθώμεν ομοιωσω ομοιώσω ὁμοιώσω ομοιωσωμεν ομοιώσωμεν ὁμοιώσωμεν Ωμοιωθη ωμοιώθη Ὡμοιώθη ωμοιωθημεν ωμοιώθημεν ὡμοιώθημεν ωμοιώθην ωμοιώθης ωμοίωσα ωμοίωσά ωμοίωσας ωμοιώσατε homoioso homoiōsō homoiṓso homoiṓsō homoiosomen homoiōsōmen homoiṓsomen homoiṓsōmen Homoiothe Homoiṓthe Hōmoiōthē Hōmoiṓthē homoiothemen homoiṓthemen hōmoiōthēmen hōmoiṓthēmen homoiothenai homoiothênai homoiōthēnai homoiōthē̂nai homoiothentes homoiothéntes homoiōthentes homoiōthéntes homoiothesetai homoiothḗsetai homoiōthēsetai homoiōthḗsetai homoiothete homoiothête homoiōthēte homoiōthē̂te omoioso omoiōsō omoiosomen omoiōsōmen omoiothe Ōmoiōthē omoiothemen ōmoiōthēmen omoiothenai omoiōthēnai omoiothentes omoiōthentes omoiothesetai omoiōthēsetai omoiothete omoiōthēte
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 6:8 V-ASP-2P
GRK: μὴ οὖν ὁμοιωθῆτε αὐτοῖς οἶδεν
NAS: So do not be like them; for your Father
KJV: ye therefore like unto them: for
INT: Not therefore be like to them knows

Matthew 7:24 V-FIP-3S
GRK: ποιεῖ αὐτούς ὁμοιωθήσεται ἀνδρὶ φρονίμῳ
NAS: and acts on them, may be compared to a wise
KJV: them, I will liken him
INT: does them will be like a man wise

Matthew 7:26 V-FIP-3S
GRK: ποιῶν αὐτοὺς ὁμοιωθήσεται ἀνδρὶ μωρῷ
NAS: and does not act on them, will be like a foolish
KJV: not, shall be likened unto a foolish
INT: does do them he will be likened to a man foolish

Matthew 11:16 V-FIA-1S
GRK: Τίνι δὲ ὁμοιώσω τὴν γενεὰν
NAS: But to what shall I compare this
KJV: whereunto shall I liken this
INT: to what moreover will I liken the generation

Matthew 13:24 V-AIP-3S
GRK: αὐτοῖς λέγων Ὡμοιώθη ἡ βασιλεία
NAS: of heaven may be compared to a man
KJV: of heaven is likened unto a man
INT: them saying has become like the kingdom

Matthew 18:23 V-AIP-3S
GRK: Διὰ τοῦτο ὡμοιώθη ἡ βασιλεία
NAS: of heaven may be compared to a king
KJV: of heaven likened unto a certain
INT: because of this has become like the kingdom

Matthew 22:2 V-AIP-3S
GRK: Ὡμοιώθη ἡ βασιλεία
NAS: of heaven may be compared to a king
KJV: of heaven is like unto a certain
INT: Has become like the kingdom

Matthew 25:1 V-FIP-3S
GRK: Τότε ὁμοιωθήσεται ἡ βασιλεία
NAS: of heaven will be comparable to ten
KJV: of heaven be likened unto ten
INT: Then will be made like the kingdom

Mark 4:30 V-ASA-1P
GRK: ἔλεγεν Πῶς ὁμοιώσωμεν τὴν βασιλείαν
NAS: How shall we picture the kingdom
KJV: Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom
INT: he said To what shall we liken the kingdom

Luke 7:31 V-FIA-1S
GRK: Τίνι οὖν ὁμοιώσω τοὺς ἀνθρώπους
NAS: then shall I compare the men
KJV: then shall I liken the men
INT: To what therefore will I liken the men

Luke 13:18 V-FIA-1S
GRK: καὶ τίνι ὁμοιώσω αὐτήν
NAS: like, and to what shall I compare it?
KJV: and whereunto shall I resemble it?
INT: and to what will I liken it

Luke 13:20 V-FIA-1S
GRK: εἶπεν Τίνι ὁμοιώσω τὴν βασιλείαν
NAS: To what shall I compare the kingdom
KJV: Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom
INT: he said To what will I liken the kingdom

Acts 14:11 V-APP-NMP
GRK: Οἱ θεοὶ ὁμοιωθέντες ἀνθρώποις κατέβησαν
NAS: The gods have become like men
KJV: to us in the likeness of men.
INT: The gods having become like men are come down

Romans 9:29 V-AIP-1P
GRK: Γόμορρα ἂν ὡμοιώθημεν
NAS: SODOM, AND WOULD HAVE RESEMBLED GOMORRAH.
INT: Gomorrah anyhow we would have been made like

Hebrews 2:17 V-ANP
GRK: τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς ὁμοιωθῆναι ἵνα ἐλεήμων
NAS: He had to be made like His brethren
KJV: it behoved him to be made like unto [his] brethren,
INT: the brothers to be made like that a merciful

Strong's Greek 3666
15 Occurrences


Ὡμοιώθη — 3 Occ.
ὡμοιώθημεν — 1 Occ.
ὁμοιώσω — 4 Occ.
ὁμοιώσωμεν — 1 Occ.
ὁμοιωθῆναι — 1 Occ.
ὁμοιωθήσεται — 3 Occ.
ὁμοιωθῆτε — 1 Occ.
ὁμοιωθέντες — 1 Occ.















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