verb
eoikamō
Strong’sG1503
I am like, resemble
stem eoik-2 times in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἔοικα
pf. with pres. sense, [Jb 6:3, 25;*]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1503 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidi'-ko
to resemble
Fromapparently a primary verb (perhaps akin to G1502 through the idea of faintness as a copy);
King Jamesbe like.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
as, ε, etc., perfect with present sense, to be like: rarely in other tenses, 3rd.pers. singular imperfect εἶκε it was opportune, Refs 8th c.BC+: future εἴξω will be like, Refs 5th c.BC+; perfect 3rd.pers. dual ἔϊκτον Refs 8th c.BC+; 1st pers. plural ἔοιγμεν Refs 5th c.BC+; 3rd.pers. plural εἴξασι Refs 5th c.BC+; infinitive εἰκέναι Refs 5th c.BC+; participle εἰκώς (also ἐϊκώς Refs 8th c.BC+, participle οἰκώς Refs; but ἔοκια, ἐοικώς are found in other Ionic writers, as Refs 7th c.BC+; 2nd pers. singular εἶκας (variant{οἶκας}) Refs 7th c.BC+: pluperfect ἐῴκειν, εις, ει, Refs 8th c.BC+; 3rd.pers. plural ἐῴκεσαν Refs 5th c.BC+, Epic dialect ἐοίκεσαν Refs 8th c.BC+; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. dual ἐΐκτην Refs 8th c.BC+ codices: Attic dialect pluperfect ᾔκειν Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, 3rd.pers. singular perfect ἤϊκται Refs 2nd c.BC+: pluperfect ἤϊκτο Refs 8th c.BC+
I to be like, look like, with dative, Refs 8th c.BC+; so εἶδός τε μέγεθός τε, δέμας, etc., Refs 8th c.BC+; μελαίνῃ κηρὶ ἔοικε is considered like, i.e. hated like, death, Refs 8th c.BC+participle, αἰεὶ γὰρ δίφρου ἐπιβησομένοισιν ἐΐκτην seemed always just about to set foot upon the chariot, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἔοικε σημαίνοντι seems to indicate, Refs 5th c.BC+; τοὐναντίον ἔοικεν σπεύδοντι seems to urge the opposite, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἔοικεν τοῦτο ἀτόπῳ this is like an absurdity, seems absurd, Refs 5th c.BC+participle εἰκώς like, with dative, Refs
I.2 ἐοικέναι κατά τι to be analogous to, Refs 3rd c.AD+
II seem, with infinitive (where we make the Verb impersonal): with infinitive present, methinks, ἔοικα δέ τοι παραείδειν ὥς τε θεῷ I seem to sing (i. e. methinks I sing) to thee, as to a god, Refs 8th c.BC+; χλιδᾶν ἔοικας methinks thou art delicate, Refs 5th c.BC+future infinitive, θέλξειν μ᾽ ἔοικας it seems likely that thou wilt.., Refs 5th c.BC+aorist infinitive, πικροὺς ἔοιγμεν.. ἀγῶνας κηρῦξαι methinks we proclaimed, Refs 5th c.BC+: with perfect infinitive, ἔοικεν ἐπωνομάσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+participle, ἔοικε κεκλημένη seems to be called, Refs; ἐοίκατε ἡδόμενοι Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 impersonal, ἔοικε it seems: ὡς ἔοικε as it seems, Refs 5th c.BC+ merely to modify a statement, probably, I believe, Phd.61c, Refs; ἔοικεν in answers, so it seems, Refs
II.3 personal in the same sense, ὡς ἔοικας Refs 5th c.BC+
III beseem, befit, with dative person, τὸ μὲν ἀπιέναι.. οὐδενὶ καλῷ ἔοικε Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀνδράσι ἔοικεν τὰ τῆς γεωργίας Refs 2nd c.AD+: with dative et infinitive, τὰ μὲν οὔ τι καταθνητοῖσιν ἔοικεν ἄνδρεσσιν φορέειν Refs 8th c.BC+
III.2 most frequently impersonal, ἔοικε it is fitting, reasonable, mostly with negative and followed by infinitive, οὐκ ἔστ᾽ οὐδὲ ἔοικε τεὸν ἔπος ἀρνήσασθαι Refs 8th c.BC+infinitive, Refs; in Refs 8th c.BC+infinitive must be supplied, εὐνῇ ἔνι μαλακῇ καταλέγμενος, ὥς σε ἔοικεν (i.e. καταλέξασθαι); ἐπεὶ οὐδὲ ἔοικε (i.e. εἶναι) Refs 8th c.BC+:—rare in Attic dialect, ἔοικεν νέῳ.. ὀργὴν ὑποφέρειν Refs 5th c.BC+
IV participle ἐοικώς, εἰκώς, Ionic dialect οἰκώς, υῖα, ός,
IV.1 seeming like, like, Refs 8th c.BC+:—the longer form is found in Attic dialect Prose, φόβος οὐδενὶ ἐοικώς Refs 5th c.BC+
IV.2 fitting, seemly, μῦθοί γε ἐοικότες.., ὧδε ἐοικότα μυθήσασθαι, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐϊκυῖαν ἄκοιτιν a suitable wife, 'a help meet for him', Refs 8th c.BC+
IV.3 likely, probable, εἰκός ἐστι, ={ἔοικε}, Refs 5th c.BC+; especially ὡς εἰκός, Ionic dialect ὡς οἰκός, ={ὡς ἔοικε}, Refs 5th c.BC+; οἱ εἰκότες λόγοι, μῦθοι, Refs; ἀδύνατα εἰκότα plausible miracles, opposed to δυνατὰ ἀπίθανα, Refs 4th c.BC+
IV.4 καὶ τὰ ἐοικότα and the like, αἶγες, αἴλουροι, καὶ τὰ ἐ. Refs 2nd c.AD+
IV.5 neuter substantive εἰκός (which see).
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| eoikatēἔοικεν | has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | like | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eoikamō | eoikame | eoikami | eoikama | eoikamē | eoikamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | eoikasō | eoikase | eoikasi | eoikasa | eoikasē | eoikaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eoikatō | eoikate | eoikati | eoikata | eoikatē2×ἔοικεν | eoikatelē |
| we 1st person plural | eoikanō | eoikane | eoikani | eoikana | eoikanē | eoikanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eoikavō | eoikave | eoikavi | eoikava | eoikavē | eoikavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | eoikalō | eoikale | eoikali | eoikala | eoikalē | eoikalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eoikameiō | eoikameia | eoikameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | eoikaseiō | eoikaseia | eoikaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eoikateiō | eoikateia | eoikateiē |
| we 1st person plural | eoikaneiō | eoikaneia | eoikaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eoikaveiō | eoikaveia | eoikaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | eoikaleiō | eoikaleia | eoikaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | eoikasōr | eoikasar | eoikasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eoikatōr | eoikatar | eoikatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | eoikavōr | eoikavar | eoikavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | eoikalōr | eoikalar | eoikalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eoikamoiō | eoikamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | eoikasoiō | eoikasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eoikatoiō | eoikatoia |
| we 1st person plural | eoikanoiō | eoikanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | eoikavoiō | eoikavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | eoikaloiō | eoikaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | eoikarō | eoikari | eoikara | eoikarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | eoikarōntos | eoikarintos | eoikarantos | eoikarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
eoik is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
eoikatē“like”has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular2×
James 1:6… pistia, mēdenem diakrinorōntos, tos gar diakrinorōntos eoikatē kludōno thalassau anemizorōnto kai ripizorōnto;… doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown …
James 1:23… logou atō kai ouk poiētos, houtos eoikatē andro katanoarōnto tem prosōpem tau genesiau …… does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his …