verb
homoiimō
Greekὁμοιόω (homoioō)
Strong’sG3666
I make like, liken, compare
stem homoi-15 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books8 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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.
Forms in the New Testament
| 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× |
| homoiiratoisὁμοιωθέντες | 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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | homoiimō | homoiime | homoiimi | homoiima | homoiimē | homoiimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | homoiisō | homoiise | homoiisi | homoiisa | homoiisē | homoiiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homoiitō | homoiite | homoiiti3×ὁμοιωθήσεται | homoiita3×Ὡμοιώθη | homoiitē | homoiitelē |
| we 1st person plural | homoiinō | homoiine | homoiini | homoiina1×ὡμοιώθημεν | homoiinē | homoiinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | homoiivō | homoiive | homoiivi | homoiiva | homoiivē | homoiivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | homoiilō | homoiile | homoiili | homoiila | homoiilē | homoiilelē |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | homoiimeiō | homoiimeia | homoiimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | homoiiseiō | homoiiseia | homoiiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homoiiteiō | homoiiteia | homoiiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | homoiineiō | homoiineia | homoiineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | homoiiveiō | homoiiveia1×ὁμοιωθῆτε | homoiiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | homoiileiō | homoiileia | homoiileiē |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | homoiisōr | homoiisar | homoiisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homoiitōr | homoiitar | homoiitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | homoiivōr | homoiivar | homoiivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | homoiilōr | homoiilar | homoiilēr |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | homoiimoiō | homoiimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | homoiisoiō | homoiisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homoiitoiō | homoiitoia |
| we 1st person plural | homoiinoiō | homoiinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | homoiivoiō | homoiivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | homoiiloiō | 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 |
| acted on passive voice | homoiirō | homoiiri | homoiira1×ὁμοιωθῆναι | homoiirē |
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 | homoiarōtos | homoiaritos | homoiaratos | homoiarētos |
| acted on passive voice | homoiirōtos | homoiiritos | homoiiratos1× | homoiirētos |
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
Where it appears
15 occurrences, every one of them listed
homoiami“compare”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular4×
Matthew 11:16“compare”Tine de homoiami tan genean houtan? homoias atō paidiei katherōtei en tai agorai heim prosfōnarōteim tei hetereiTo what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:
Luke 7:31“compare”Tine oun homoiami toin anthrōpoin tau geneau houtau, kai tine alō homoiois?“To what, then, can I compare the men of this generation? What are they like?
Luke 13:18“compare”Legate oun; Tine homoias atō tas basileias tou theou, kai tine homoiami autan?Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it?
Luke 13:20“compare”Kai palin legata; Tine homoiami tan basileian tou theou?Again 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”Pantos oun hotinos akouatō mu toin logoin houtoin kai poiatō autoin, homoiiti anēro fronimo, hotinos oikodomata autou tan oikian epi tan petran.Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
Matthew 7:26“be like”kai pantos tos akouarōtos mu toin logoin houtoin kai mē poiarōtos autoin homoiiti anēro mōro, hotinos oikodomata autou tan oikian epi tan amman.But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
Matthew 25:1“be like”Tote homoiiti tas basileias toiu ouranoiu deka parthenai, hotinais lambaratais tain lampadain heautaiu exerchala eis hupantēsian tou numfiou.“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
homoiita“compared”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular3×
Matthew 13:24“compared”Allan parabolan paratithata autoi legarōtos; Homoiita tas basileias toiu ouranoiu anthrōpo speirarato kalem spermem en to agro autou.Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
Matthew 18:23“compared”Dia houtem homoiita tas basileias toiu ouranoiu anthrōpo basilevo hos thelata sunairara logon meta toiu douloiu autou;Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
Matthew 22:2“compared”Homoiita tas basileias toiu ouranoiu anthrōpo basilevo, hotinos poiata gamoin to huio autou.“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.
homoiina“made like”happened · weaorist passive indicative 1st person plural1×
Romans 9:29“made like”kai kathōs prolegatē Ēsaios; Ei mē kurios Sabaōth enkataleipata ni spermem, hōs Sodomeim an ginina kai hōs Gomorras an homoiina.It 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 4:30“compare”Kai legate; Pōs homoianeia tan basileian tou theou, ē en tina autan parabola tithaneia?Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?
homoiiveia“be like”happened · yeaorist passive subjunctive 2nd person plural1×
Matthew 6:8“be like”mē oun homoiiveia autoi, oidatē gar tos patēros vu heiu chreian echavō pro teu vin aitara auton.Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
homoiira“made like”happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive1×
Hebrews 2:17“made like”hothen ofeilate kata panteim toi adelfoi homoiira, hina eleēmōnos gineteia kai pistos archierevos teim pros ton theon, eis tem hilaskirō tain hamartain tou laou;For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.
homoiiratois“become like”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 14:11“become like”tois tē ochlois horaratois hem poiata Paulos epairala tan fōnan autoiu Lukaonisti legarōtois; Tois theois homoiiratois anthrōpoi katabainala pros ninWhen the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”