ὁμοιόω homoioō
Greek word for “to liken” · Strong’s G3666 · used 15 times in 15 verses
Meaning
ὁμοιόω, -ῶ; (ὅμοιος);
How it is translated
Glosses given for homoioō in context, with how often each is used:
- has become like 3
- will i liken 3
- will be likened 2
- may be like 1
- will be like 1
- will i compare 1
- shall we liken 1
- having become like 1
- have been made 1
- made like 1
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Matthew 7 (2), Luke 13 (2), Matthew 6 (1), Matthew 11 (1), Matthew 13 (1), Matthew 18 (1), Matthew 22 (1), Matthew 25 (1), Mark 4 (1), Luke 7 (1)
Forms
- ὁμοιώσω 4
- ὁμοιωθήσεται 3
- ὡμοιώθη 3
- ὁμοιωθῆτε 1
- ὁμοιώσωμεν 1
- ὁμοιωθέντες 1
- ὡμοιώθημεν 1
- ὁμοιωθῆναι 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with homoioō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- βασιλεία basileia “kingdom” 7
- ὅστις hostis, hētis “who/which” 4
- ὅμοιος homoios “like” 3
- οὐρανός ouranos “heaven” 4
- γενεά genea “generation” 2
- οἰκοδομέω oikodomeō “to build” 2
- σπέρμα sperma “seed” 2
- παραβολή parabolē “parable” 2
- λόγος logos “word” 3
- οἰκία oikia “home” 2
- βασιλεύς basileus “king” 2
- ἀνήρ anēr “man” 2
Key verses
The verses using homoioō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Matthew 6:8 — Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
- Matthew 7:24 — Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
- Matthew 7:26 — And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
- Matthew 11:16 — But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
- Matthew 13:24 — Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
- Matthew 18:23 — Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
- Matthew 22:2 — The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,
- Matthew 25:1 — Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
- Luke 13:18 — Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
- Acts 14:11 — And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.
- Romans 9:29 — And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.
- Hebrews 2:17 — Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to…
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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.