verb
homoiomō
Strong’sG3666
I make like, liken, compare
stem homoi-15 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books8 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
Make like or, in the passive, become like / be similar to something 123 - describing one thing as having the same quality or nature as another, or becoming like it 13.
To liken, compare - to set one thing alongside another to show a resemblance, as in comparing something to a person or situation 134.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
ὁμοιόω, -ῶ
(< ὅμοιος), [in LXX chiefly for דּמה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3666 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhom-oy-o'-o
to assimilate, i.e. compare; passively, to become similar
Fromfrom G3664;
King Jamesbe (make) like, (in the) liken(-ess), resemble.
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
Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ὡμοίωσα Refs 5th c.BC+:— middle, Refs 5th c.BC+:—mostly in passive, future ὁμοιωθήσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+, or in middle form ὁμοιώσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ὡμοιώθην Refs 5th c.BC+; Epic dialect infinitive ὁμοιωθήμεναι (see. below): perfect ὡμοίωμαι Refs 5th c.BC+:—make like, ὁμοιώσασ᾽ ἐμοὶ εἴδωλον ἔμπνουν Refs 5th c.BC+; πρὸς τὰ παρόντα τὰς ὀργὰς τῶν πολλῶν ὁ. makes them correspond to prevailing conditions, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be made like, become like, in Refs 8th c.BC+ only in aorist infinitive passive, ὁμοιωθήμεναι ἄντην Refs 8th c.BC+
2 liken, compare, in middle, τὰς πάθας τὰς Κύρου τῇσι ἑωυτοῦ -ούμενος Refs 5th c.BC+ —later in active, τίνι ὁμοιώσω τὴν γενεὰν ταύτη; NT+4th c.AD+
II intransitive, to be like, interpolated in Refs 1st c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| homoiamiὁμοιώσω | will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular | compare | 4× |
| homoiitiὁμοιωθήσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular | be like | 3× |
| homoiitaὩμοιώθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | compared | 3× |
| homoiinaὡμοιώθημεν | happened · weaorist passive indicative 1st person plural | made like | 1× |
| homoianeiaὁμοιώσωμεν | happened · weaorist active subjunctive 1st person plural | compare | 1× |
| homoiiveiaὁμοιωθῆτε | happened · yeaorist passive subjunctive 2nd person plural | be like | 1× |
| homoiiraὁμοιωθῆναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive | made like | 1× |
| homoiirantoisὁμοιωθέντες | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine | become like | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 11 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | homoiamō | homoiame | homoiami4×ὁμοιώσω | homoiama | homoiamē | homoiamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | homoiasō | homoiase | homoiasi | homoiasa | homoiasē | homoiaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homoiatō | homoiate | homoiati | homoiata | homoiatē | homoiatelē |
| we 1st person plural | homoianō | homoiane | homoiani | homoiana | homoianē | homoianelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | homoiavō | homoiave | homoiavi | homoiava | homoiavē | homoiavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | homoialō | homoiale | homoiali | homoiala | homoialē | homoialelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | homoiomō | homoiome | homoiomē | homoiomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | homoiosō | homoiose | homoiosē | homoioselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homoiotō | homoiote | homoiotē | homoiotelē |
| we 1st person plural | homoionō | homoione | homoionē | homoionelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | homoiovō | homoiove | homoiovē | homoiovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | homoiolō | homoiole | homoiolē | homoiolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | homoiimi | homoiima |
| you 2nd person singular | homoiisi | homoiisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homoiiti3×ὁμοιωθήσεται | homoiita3×Ὡμοιώθη |
| we 1st person plural | homoiini | homoiina1×ὡμοιώθημεν |
| ye 2nd person plural | homoiivi | homoiiva |
| they 3rd person plural | homoiili | homoiila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | homoiameiō | homoiameia | homoiameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | homoiaseiō | homoiaseia | homoiaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homoiateiō | homoiateia | homoiateiē |
| we 1st person plural | homoianeiō | homoianeia1×ὁμοιώσωμεν | homoianeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | homoiaveiō | homoiaveia | homoiaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | homoialeiō | homoialeia | homoialeiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | homoiomeiō | homoiomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | homoioseiō | homoioseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homoioteiō | homoioteiē |
| we 1st person plural | homoioneiō | homoioneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | homoioveiō | homoioveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | homoioleiō | homoioleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | homoiimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | homoiiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homoiiteia |
| we 1st person plural | homoiineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | homoiiveia1×ὁμοιωθῆτε |
| they 3rd person plural | homoiileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | homoiasōr | homoiasar | homoiasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homoiatōr | homoiatar | homoiatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | homoiavōr | homoiavar | homoiavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | homoialōr | homoialar | homoialēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | homoiosōr | homoiosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homoiotōr | homoiotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | homoiovōr | homoiovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | homoiolōr | homoiolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | homoiisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homoiitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | homoiivar |
| they 3rd person plural | homoiilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | homoiamoiō | homoiamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | homoiasoiō | homoiasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homoiatoiō | homoiatoia |
| we 1st person plural | homoianoiō | homoianoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | homoiavoiō | homoiavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | homoialoiō | homoialoia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | homoiomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | homoiosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homoiotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | homoionoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | homoiovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | homoioloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | homoiimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | homoiisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homoiitoia |
| we 1st person plural | homoiinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | homoiivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | homoiiloia |
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 | homoiarō | homoiari | homoiara | homoiarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | homoiorō | homoiorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | homoiiri | homoiira1×ὁμοιωθῆναι |
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 | homoiarōntos | homoiarintos | homoiarantos | homoiarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | homoiorōntos | homoiorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | homoiirintos | homoiirantos1× |
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
homoi 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
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
15 occurrences, every one of them listed
homoiami“compare”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular4×
Matthew 11:16Tine de homoiami tan genean houtan? homoias atō paidiei …To what can I compare this generation? They are like children …
Luke 7:31Tine oun homoiami toin anthrōpoin tau geneau houtau, kai …“To what, then, can I compare the men of this generation? What …
Luke 13:18… tas basileias tou theou, kai tine homoiami autan?… God like? To what can I compare it?
Luke 13:20Kai palin legata; Tine homoiami tan basileian tou theou?… He asked, “To what can I compare the kingdom of God?
homoiiti“be like”will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular3×
Matthew 7:24“be like”… toin logoin houtoin kai poiatō autoin, homoiiti andro fronimo, hotinos oikodomata autou tan …… who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on …
Matthew 7:26“be like”… logoin houtoin kai mē poiarōntos autoin homoiiti andro mōro, hotinos oikodomata autou tan …… who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on …
Matthew 25:1Tote homoiiti tas basileias toiu ouranoiu deka parthenai, …… time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps …
homoiita“compared”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular3×
Matthew 13:24“compared”Allosan parabolan paratithata autoi legarōntos; Homoiita tas basileias toiu ouranoiu anthrōpo speraranto …… put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed …
Matthew 18:23“compared”Dia houtem homoiita tas basileias toiu ouranoiu anthrōpo basilevo …Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted …
Matthew 22:2“compared”Homoiita tas basileias toiu ouranoiu anthrōpo basilevo, …“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared …
homoiina“made like”happened · weaorist passive indicative 1st person plural1×
Romans 9:29“made like”… an genina kai hōs Gomorras an homoiina.… is just as Isaiah foretold: “Unless the Lord of Hosts had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.”
homoianeia“compare”happened · weaorist active subjunctive 1st person plural1×
Mark 4:30Kai legate; Pōs homoianeia tan basileian tou theou, ē en …… He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what …
homoiiveia“be like”happened · yeaorist passive subjunctive 2nd person plural1×
Matthew 6:8mē oun homoiiveia autoi, oidatē gar tos patros vu …Do not be like them, for your Father knows what …
homoiira“made like”happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive1×
Hebrews 2:17hothen ofeilate kata panteim toi adelfoi homoiira, hina eleēmonos geneteia kai pistos archierevos …… this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so …
homoiirantois“become like”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 14:11“become like”… fōnan autoiu Lukaonisti legarōntois; Tois theois homoiirantois anthrōpoi katabainala pros nin… lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human …