3667. homoióma

Lexicon

homoióma: Likeness, form, resemblance

Original Word: ὁμοίωμα
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: homoióma
Pronunciation: ho-moy'-o-mah
Phonetic Spelling: (hom-oy'-o-mah)
Definition: Likeness, form, resemblance
Meaning: (originally: a thing made like something else), a likeness, or rather: form; a similitude.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

likeness, form, appearance

From homoioo; a form; abstractly, resemblance -- made like to, likeness, shape, similitude.

see GREEK homoioo

HELPS Word-studies

3667 homoíōma (a neuter noun derived from homos, "the same") – properly, the same as; likeness, similitude (resemblance).

3667 /homoíōma ("likeness, particular similarity") is a comparison used to increase understanding. 3667 /homoíōma ("resemblance") does not require one element of a comparison to be derived from the other; indeed, it can be wholly separate from it. Rather, 3667 (homoíōma) refers to a basic analogy (resemblance), not an exact copy.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from homoioó
Definition
that which is made like (something)
NASB Translation
appearance (1), form (1), likeness (4).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 3667: ὁμοίωμα

ὁμοίωμα, ὁμοιώματος, τό (ὁμοιόω), the Sept. for תְּמוּנָה, דְּמוּת, צֶלֶם, תַּבְנִית; properly, that which has been made after the likeness of something, hence,

a. a figure, image, likeness, representation: Psalm 105:20 (); 1 Macc. 3:48; of the image or shape of things seen in a vision, Revelation 9:7 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 604 (562)) (Ezekiel 1:5, 26, 28, etc. Plato, in Parmen., p. 132 d., calls finite things ὁμοιώματα, likenesses as it were, in which τά παραδειγματα, i. e. αἱ ἰδέαι or τά εἴδη, are expressed).

b. likeness i. e. resemblance (inasmuch as that appears in an image or figure), frequent such as amounts almost to equality or identity: τίνος, Romans 6:5; Romans 8:3 (on which see σάρξ, 3 at the end (cf. Weiss, Biblical Theol. etc. §§ 69 e. note, 78 c. note)); Philippians 2:7 (see μορφή); εἰκόνος, a likeness expressed by an image, i. e. an image, like, Romans 1:23; ἐπί τῷ ὁμοιώματι τῆς παραβάσεως Ἀδάμ, in the same manner in which Adam transgressed a command of God (see ἐπί, B. 2 a. εε.), Romans 5:14. Cf. the different views of this word set forth by Holsten, Zum Evangel. des Paulus u. Petrus, p. 437ff and (especially for examples) in the Jahrbüch. f. protest. Theol. for 1815, p. 451ff, and by Zeller, Zeitschr. f. wissensch. Theol. for 1870, p. 301ff. (Synonym: cf. εἰκών, at the end; Schmidt, chapter 191.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb ὁμοιόω (homoioō), meaning "to make like" or "to resemble."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of likeness or resemblance in the Hebrew Bible is often conveyed by words such as דְּמוּת (demuth, Strong's Hebrew 1823), which also means "likeness" or "form." This term is used in Genesis 1:26, where humanity is created in the image and likeness of God, establishing a foundational theological concept of human dignity and divine resemblance.

Usage: The word ὁμοίωμα is used in the New Testament to describe a likeness or representation, often in a metaphorical or symbolic sense. It can refer to physical resemblance or to a more abstract similarity in form or nature.

Context: The Greek term ὁμοίωμα appears in several key passages in the New Testament, each highlighting different aspects of resemblance or likeness. In Romans 1:23, Paul uses ὁμοίωμα to describe how humanity exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for images resembling mortal man and creatures: "and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles." This usage underscores the folly of idolatry, where the divine is reduced to mere earthly likenesses.

In Romans 5:14, ὁμοίωμα is used to draw a parallel between Adam and Christ: "Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the One to come." Here, Adam is seen as a type or pattern (ὁμοίωμα) of Christ, illustrating the theological concept of typology where Adam prefigures Christ.

Another significant usage is found in Philippians 2:7, where Paul describes Christ's incarnation: "but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness." The term ὁμοίωμα emphasizes the reality of Christ's humanity, affirming that He truly took on human nature while retaining His divine essence.

In Romans 6:5, Paul speaks of believers being united with Christ in the likeness of His death and resurrection: "For if we have been united with Him like this in His death, we will certainly also be united with Him in His resurrection." This passage highlights the spiritual union and identification with Christ that believers experience through faith.

Forms and Transliterations

ομοίωμα ομοιωματα ομοιώματα ὁμοιώματα ομοιωματι ομοιώματι ὁμοιώματι ομοιώματος homoiomata homoiōmata homoiṓmata homoiomati homoiōmati homoiṓmati omoiomata omoiōmata omoiomati omoiōmati

Englishman's Concordance

Romans 1:23 N-DNS
GRK: θεοῦ ἐν ὁμοιώματι εἰκόνος φθαρτοῦ
NAS: for an image in the form of corruptible
KJV: an image made like to corruptible
INT: God into a likeness of an image of mortal

Romans 5:14 N-DNS
GRK: ἐπὶ τῷ ὁμοιώματι τῆς παραβάσεως
NAS: who had not sinned in the likeness of the offense
KJV: after the similitude of Adam's
INT: in the likeness of the transgression

Romans 6:5 N-DNS
GRK: γεγόναμεν τῷ ὁμοιώματι τοῦ θανάτου
NAS: united with [Him] in the likeness of His death,
KJV: planted together in the likeness of his
INT: we have become in the likeness of the death

Romans 8:3 N-DNS
GRK: πέμψας ἐν ὁμοιώματι σαρκὸς ἁμαρτίας
NAS: Son in the likeness of sinful
KJV: Son in the likeness of sinful flesh,
INT: having sent in likeness of flesh of sin

Philippians 2:7 N-DNS
GRK: λαβών ἐν ὁμοιώματι ἀνθρώπων γενόμενος
NAS: [and] being made in the likeness of men.
KJV: and was made in the likeness of men:
INT: having taken in [the] likeness of men having become

Revelation 9:7 N-NNP
GRK: καὶ τὰ ὁμοιώματα τῶν ἀκρίδων
NAS: The appearance of the locusts was like
KJV: And the shapes of the locusts
INT: And the likenesses of the locusts [were]

Strong's Greek 3667
6 Occurrences

ὁμοιώματα — 1 Occ.
ὁμοιώματι — 5 Occ.