3668. homoiós
Lexical Summary
homoiós: Like, similar, resembling

Original Word: ὅμοιος
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: homoiós
Pronunciation: ho-MOY-os
Phonetic Spelling: (hom-oy'-oce)
KJV: likewise, so
NASB: likewise, same way, same, so, like manner, same thing, similar way
Word Origin: [adverb from G3664 (ὅμοιος - like)]

1. similarly

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
likewise, so.

Adverb from homoios; similarly -- likewise, so.

see GREEK homoios

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
adverb from homoios
Definition
likewise, in like manner
NASB Translation
like manner (1), likewise (12), same (3), same thing (1), same way (11), similar way (1), so (2), way (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3668: ὁμοίως

ὁμοίως (ὅμοιος), adverb (from Pindar, Herodotus down), likewise, equally, in the same way: Mark 4:16 (Tr marginal reading brackets ὁμοίως); Luke 3:11; Luke 10:37; Luke 13:3 L T Tr WH; R G L Tr marginal reading; ; John 5:19; John 21:13; 1 Peter 3:1, 7; 1 Peter 5:5; Hebrews 9:21; Revelation 2:15 (for Rec. μισῶ); ; ὁμοίως καί, Matthew 22:26; Matthew 26:35; Mark 15:31 (here Rec. ὁμοίως δέ καί); Luke 5:33; Luke 17:28 R G L; ; John 6:11; 1 Corinthians 7:22 R G; ὁμοίως μέντοι καί, Jude 1:8; ὁμοίως δέ καί, Matthew 27:41 R G (where T omits; L brackets δέ καί; Tr brackets δέ; WH omits δέ and brackets καί); Luke 5:10; Luke 10:32; 1 Corinthians 7:3 (where L brackets δέ), 4; James 2:25; and correctly restored by L Tr marginal reading in Romans 1:27, for R T Tr text WH ὁμοίως τέ καί; cf. Fritzsche, Romans, i., p. 77; (Winers Grammar, 511 (531); Buttmann, § 149, 8); ὁμοίως preceded by καθώς, Luke 6:31.

Topical Lexicon
Overview of the Term in Scripture

Strong’s Greek 3668 appears thirty-one times, consistently functioning as a connective adverb that signals likeness of action, response, or condition between two or more parties or events. Its placement often binds together ethical injunctions, ritual acts, or narrative movements, thereby heightening parallels the inspired authors want their readers to see.

Narrative Parallels and Storytelling

1. Synoptic Passion NarrativesMatthew 26:35; Matthew 27:41; Mark 15:31. By repeating the term in rapid succession, the Evangelists underscore the tragic unanimity of the disciples’ failed promises and the religious leaders’ mocking. The literary effect magnifies corporate responsibility for the rejection of the Messiah.
2. Parables and IllustrationsLuke 10:32; Luke 17:28. The word marks patterned behavior (priest, Levite; days of Lot) so that readers discern lessons that transcend the immediate story.
3. Miraculous ProvisionJohn 6:11; John 21:13. The repeated action of Jesus “likewise” distributing bread or fish accentuates His sovereign sufficiency and anticipates the Eucharistic pattern later adopted by the church.

Ethical Exhortations and Household Order

1. Golden Rule ContextLuke 6:31: “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” The connective adverb here grounds reciprocal ethics in divine fairness.
2. Marriage and Sexuality1 Corinthians 7:3-4 highlights mutual conjugal duty, while Romans 1:27 juxtaposes unnatural relations carried out “likewise” by men and women, showing that rebellion against created order is comprehensive.
3. Husband-Wife Relations1 Peter 3:1, 7 deploy the word to link wives’ submissive conduct with husbands’ considerate leadership, rooting both behaviors in Christlike humility.
4. Intergenerational Humility1 Peter 5:5: “Likewise, you who are younger, submit to the elders.” The vocabulary ties the submission of various groups into one unified ethic of mutual deference within the body of Christ.

Liturgical and Sacrificial Echoes

Hebrews 9:21 records that Moses “sprinkled with blood” both the tabernacle “and all the vessels of ministry likewise,” stressing the comprehensive sanctification required for worship. The verbal hook draws a straight line from Sinai ritual to Christ’s all-embracing atonement.

Judgment and Warning

Luke 13:3, 5: “Unless you repent, you will all perish likewise.” The adverb transforms a local catastrophe (the Galileans slain by Pilate; the tower of Siloam) into a universal summons to repentance. Jude 8 employs it to compare false teachers with previously judged rebels, underscoring the certainty of divine retribution.

Communal Equality and Social Reversal

Luke 3:11 urges those with surplus to share “likewise” with the needy, introducing a socioeconomic ethic that shaped early Christian community life (Acts 2:44-45). 1 Corinthians 7:22 places slave and free on equal footing in Christ, revealing the gospel’s power to invert prevailing hierarchies.

Doctrinal Implications

• The habitual pairing signaled by the term reinforces Scripture’s internal coherence: moral directives flow naturally from redemptive history.
• By stressing parity—whether in judgment, blessing, or responsibility—the word safeguards the impartiality of God (Romans 2:11) without ever needing to state that verse explicitly.
• Its use in Christ’s actions demonstrates that the incarnate Son perfectly mirrors the Father (John 5:19), a cornerstone of Trinitarian theology.

Historical Reception and Translation

Early patristic writers such as Irenaeus and Tertullian quote passages containing this term when arguing for doctrinal continuity between covenants (“in like manner God acted”). English translators from Tyndale forward preserved the adverbial force with “likewise,” embedding the concept deeply in ecclesiastical language (e.g., liturgical rubrics, catechisms).

Ministry Significance and Application

1. Preaching – Expositors can leverage the term to show how biblical writers structure arguments, enabling congregations to see patterns rather than isolated commands.
2. Counseling – Marriage counseling finds balance in 1 Corinthians 7 and 1 Peter 3; the reciprocal term prevents lopsided application.
3. Discipleship – Use in Luke 6:31 and James 2:25 encourages believers that genuine faith produces corresponding deeds; the “likewise” insists on congruence between creed and conduct.
4. Corporate WorshipHebrews 9:21 and John 6:11 inform sacramental theology, reminding the church that God’s saving work covers every facet of gathered life.

Selected Key References

Matthew 22:26 – “And the second did the same, and the third, and so on to the seventh.”
Luke 6:31 – “Do to others as you would have them do to you.”
John 5:19 – “The Son can do nothing by Himself unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does likewise.”
Romans 1:27 – “Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another.”
Hebrews 9:21 – “In the same way, he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle and all the vessels used in worship.”
1 Peter 3:7 – “Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.”

Conclusion

Across narrative, instruction, and worship, Strong’s Greek 3668 functions as a Spirit-inspired thread weaving similarity and reciprocity into the tapestry of revelation, calling every generation of believers to mirror God’s own consistency in truth, holiness, and love.

Forms and Transliterations
ομοιως ομοίως όμοιως ὁμοίως homoios homoiōs homoíos homoíōs omoios omoiōs
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Matthew 22:26 Adv
GRK: ὁμοίως καὶ ὁ
NAS: so also the second,
KJV: Likewise the second also,
INT: likewise also the

Matthew 26:35 Adv
GRK: σε ἀπαρνήσομαι ὁμοίως καὶ πάντες
NAS: the disciples said the same thing too.
KJV: deny thee. Likewise also said
INT: you will I deny Likewise also all

Matthew 27:41 Adv
GRK: ὁμοίως καὶ οἱ
NAS: In the same way the chief priests
KJV: Likewise also the chief priests
INT: likewise also the

Mark 4:16 Adv
GRK: οὗτοί εἰσιν ὁμοίως οἱ ἐπὶ
NAS: In a similar way these
KJV: are they likewise which are sown
INT: these are likewise they who upon

Mark 15:31 Adv
GRK: ὁμοίως καὶ οἱ
NAS: In the same way the chief priests
INT: likewise also the

Luke 3:11 Adv
GRK: ἔχων βρώματα ὁμοίως ποιείτω
NAS: food is to do likewise.
KJV: meat, let him do likewise.
INT: has food likewise let him do

Luke 5:10 Adv
GRK: ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ
NAS: and so also [were] James
KJV: And so [was] also James,
INT: likewise moreover also

Luke 5:33 Adv
GRK: δεήσεις ποιοῦνται ὁμοίως καὶ οἱ
NAS: also do the same, but Yours
KJV: and likewise [the disciples]
INT: prayers make likewise also those

Luke 6:31 Adv
GRK: ποιεῖτε αὐτοῖς ὁμοίως
NAS: others the same way you want
KJV: also to them likewise.
INT: do to them likewise

Luke 10:32 Adv
GRK: ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ
NAS: Likewise a Levite also,
KJV: And likewise a Levite, when he was
INT: likewise moreover also

Luke 10:37 Adv
GRK: σὺ ποίει ὁμοίως
NAS: to him, Go and do the same.
KJV: do thou likewise.
INT: you do likewise

Luke 13:3 Adv
GRK: μετανοῆτε πάντες ὁμοίως ἀπολεῖσθε
NAS: you will all likewise perish.
INT: you repent all likewise you will perish

Luke 16:25 Adv
GRK: καὶ Λάζαρος ὁμοίως τὰ κακά
NAS: your good things, and likewise Lazarus
KJV: and likewise Lazarus
INT: and Lazarus likewise the [things] evil

Luke 17:28 Adv
GRK: ὁμοίως καθὼς ἐγένετο
NAS: It was the same as happened
KJV: Likewise also as
INT: likewise as it came to pass

Luke 17:31 Adv
GRK: ἐν ἀγρῷ ὁμοίως μὴ ἐπιστρεψάτω
NAS: to take them out; and likewise the one who
KJV: the field, let him likewise not return
INT: in field likewise not let him return

Luke 22:36 Adv
GRK: βαλλάντιον ἀράτω ὁμοίως καὶ πήραν
NAS: is to take it along, likewise also
KJV: [it], and likewise [his] scrip:
INT: a purse let him take [it] likewise also bag

John 5:19 Adv
GRK: ὁ υἱὸς ὁμοίως ποιεῖ
NAS: also does in like manner.
KJV: doeth the Son likewise.
INT: the Son likewise does

John 6:11 Adv
GRK: τοῖς ἀνακειμένοις ὁμοίως καὶ ἐκ
NAS: who were seated; likewise also
KJV: and likewise of
INT: to the reclining likewise also of

John 21:13 Adv
GRK: τὸ ὀψάριον ὁμοίως
NAS: [it] to them, and the fish likewise.
KJV: and fish likewise.
INT: the fish likewise

Romans 1:27 Adv
GRK: ὁμοίως τε καὶ
NAS: and in the same way also the men
KJV: And likewise also the men,
INT: likewise moreover also

1 Corinthians 7:3 Adv
GRK: ὀφειλὴν ἀποδιδότω ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ
NAS: to his wife, and likewise also
KJV: and likewise also
INT: duty let give likewise moreover also

1 Corinthians 7:4 Adv
GRK: ὁ ἀνήρ ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ
NAS: but the husband [does]; and likewise also
KJV: and likewise also
INT: the husband likewise moreover also

1 Corinthians 7:22 Adv
GRK: κυρίου ἐστίν ὁμοίως ὁ ἐλεύθερος
NAS: freedman; likewise he who was called
KJV: freeman: likewise also
INT: of [the] Lord is likewise the [one] free

Hebrews 9:21 Adv
GRK: τῷ αἵματι ὁμοίως ἐράντισεν
NAS: And in the same way he sprinkled both
INT: with blood likewise he sprinkled

James 2:25 Adv
GRK: ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ
NAS: In the same way, was not Rahab
KJV: Likewise also was
INT: likewise moreover also

Strong's Greek 3668
31 Occurrences


ὁμοίως — 31 Occ.

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