verb
homilamō
Strong’sG3656
I associate with, talk with
stem homil-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books4 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.
ὁμιλέω, -ῶ
(< ὅμιλος), [in LXX: Pr 5:19 (רוה pi.), al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3656 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhom-il-eh'-o
to be in company with, i.e. (by implication) to converse
Fromfrom G3658;
King Jamescommune, talk.
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
Aeolic dialect 3rd.pers. singular present ὀμίλλει Refs 7th c.BC+ Lobel, to be in company with, consort with, μνηστῆρσιν Refs 8th c.BC+; πὰρ παύροισι.. ὁμιλεῖς consortest with few, Refs 8th c.BC+
2 absolutely, μηδ᾽ ἄλλοθ᾽ ὁμιλήσαντες joining in company, Refs; περὶ νεκρὸν ὁ. throng about the corpse, Refs 8th c.BC+
II in hostile sense, join battle with, ὁμιλέομεν Δαναοῖσιν Refs 8th c.BC+: absolutely, join battle, εὖτ᾽ ἂν πρῶτον ὁμιλήσωσι φάλαγγες Refs 8th c.BC+
III of social intercourse, hold converse with, be acquainted with, associate with, τινι Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀλλήλοις, μετ᾽ ἀλλήλων, πρὸς ἀλλήλους, Refs 5th c.BC+; so of political intercourse, εἰθισμένος πρὸς ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ ἴσου ὁ. Refs 5th c.BC+; of scholars, ὁ. τινί frequent a teacher's lectures, be his pupil, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁ. τῇ Ὁμήρου ποιήσει to be familiar with it, Refs 2nd c.AD+; compare ὁμιλητής.
III.2 to be friends, οἱ μάλιστά τινι ὁμιλέοντες Refs 5th c.BC+
III.3 speak to, address, harangue, with dative, NT+2nd c.BC+: generally, speak, converse, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁ. τινὶ περί τινος talk to.., Refs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, perfect participle ὡμιλημένος used in conversation, Refs 1st c.BC+
IV of marriage or sexual intercourse, γυναιξὶ καὶ παρθένοις ὁ. Refs 5th c.BC+
V of things or business which one has to do with, attend to, busy oneself with, ὁμιλεῖν ἀρχῇ, πολέμῳ, Refs 5th c.BC+; φιλοσοφίᾳ, γυμναστικῇ, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐμ Μούσαις Refs 5th c.BC+; πονηροτάτοις σώμασιν ὁ., of a physician, Refs 5th c.BC+; also like{χρῆσθαι}, meet with, enjoy, ὁ. τύχαις to be in good fortune, Refs 5th c.BC+; but also,
V.2 of the things themselves, πλαγίαις φρένεσσιν ὄλβος οὐ πάντα χρόνον ὁ. does not consort with a crooked mind, Refs 5th c.BC+; κυλίκων νεῖμεν ἐμοὶ τέρψιν ὁμιλεῖν gave me their delight to keep me company, Refs 5th c.BC+ fils obliquely into.., Refs 5th c.BC+; of a plaster, to be in contact, ὁ. τῷ νοσέοντι μέρει Refs
VI deal with a man, bear oneself towards him, καλῶς ὁ. τινί Refs 5th c.BC+ (so in passive, συνειθισμένοι ὑπὸ πάντων πρὸς χάριν ὁμιλεῖσθαι Refs 1st c.BC+; ταῦτα ἡ ἐμὴ νεότης.. ἐς τὴν Πελοποννησίων δύναμιν.. ὡμίλησε these were the achievements of my youth in intercourse with their power, Refs 5th c.BC+
VII of place, come into, enter, visit, with dative, διαβάντες τὸν Ἅλυν.. ὡμίλησαν τῇ Φρυγίῃ Refs 5th c.BC+; βαρεῖα χώρᾳ τῇδ᾽ ὁ. heavily will I visit this land, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, τὰ ὁμιλούμενα τῶν χωρίων most frequented, Refs 2nd c.AD+
VIII ἐκτὸς ὁμιλεῖ (i.e. τῶν ξυντρόφων ὀργῶν) he wanders from his senses, Refs 5th c.BC+
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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| homilateὡμίλει | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | conversed | 1× |
| homilaleὡμίλουν | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | talking | 1× |
| homilarōὁμιλεῖν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | talking | 1× |
| homilarantosὁμιλήσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | talked | 1× |
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 | homilamō | homilame | homilami | homilama | homilamē | homilamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | homilasō | homilase | homilasi | homilasa | homilasē | homilaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homilatō | homilate1×ὡμίλει | homilati | homilata | homilatē | homilatelē |
| we 1st person plural | homilanō | homilane | homilani | homilana | homilanē | homilanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | homilavō | homilave | homilavi | homilava | homilavē | homilavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | homilalō | homilale1×ὡμίλουν | homilali | homilala | homilalē | homilalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | homilameiō | homilameia | homilameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | homilaseiō | homilaseia | homilaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homilateiō | homilateia | homilateiē |
| we 1st person plural | homilaneiō | homilaneia | homilaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | homilaveiō | homilaveia | homilaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | homilaleiō | homilaleia | homilaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | homilasōr | homilasar | homilasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homilatōr | homilatar | homilatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | homilavōr | homilavar | homilavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | homilalōr | homilalar | homilalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | homilamoiō | homilamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | homilasoiō | homilasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homilatoiō | homilatoia |
| we 1st person plural | homilanoiō | homilanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | homilavoiō | homilavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | homilaloiō | homilaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | homilarō1×ὁμιλεῖν | homilari | homilara | homilarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | homilarōntos | homilarintos | homilarantos1×ὁμιλήσας | homilarēntos |
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
homil 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.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
homilate“conversed”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 24:26“conversed”… Paulou; dio kai puknoterem auton metapemporōntos homilate auto.… hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe. So he sent for Paul frequently and talked with him.
homilale“talking”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Luke 24:14kai autois homilale pros allēloin peri panteiu teiu sumbainarēnteiu …They were talking with each other about everything that …
homilarō“talking”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Luke 24:15“talking”kai geneta en te homilarō autoin kai suzētarō kai autos Iēsus …And as they talked and deliberated, Jesus Himself came up …
homilarantos“talked”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 20:11“talked”… arton kai geuerantos epi hikanon tē homilarantos achri augau, houtōs exerchata.… upstairs, broke bread, and ate. And after speaking until daybreak, he …