adverb
homoiōs
Strong’sG3668
in like manner
stem homoiō-31 times in the New Testamentin 11 of 27 booksnever changes form
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
In like manner, likewise, similarly, equally — an adverb describing something done or being the same way as something else already mentioned 124. It can stand alone, be followed by a noun or pronoun it is being compared to, or be combined with other words such as "and" or "as" to strengthen the comparison 1.
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
ὁμοίως
(< ὅμοιος),
adv.,G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3668 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhom-oy'-oce
similarly
Fromadverb from G3664;
King Jameslikewise, so.
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
or (as in Refs 8th c.BC+ ὁμοῖος, α, ον (compare ἐρῆμος, ἑτοῖμος): later Epic dialect also ὁμοίιος (B, which see); Aeolic dialect ὔμοιος Refs 3rd c.BC+ (adverb -ωςRefs 4th c.AD+ ὑμοῖος Refs 4th c.BC+: (ὁμός):—like, resembling, ὡς αἰεὶ τὸν ὁ. ἄγει θεὸς ὡς τὸν ὁ. 'birds of a feather flock together', Refs 8th c.BC+; ὡς ἐπὶ τῶν ὁ. as in similar cases (of persons), Refs 2nd c.AD+, etc.: comparative -ότερος more like, Refs 5th c.BC+: superlative -ότατος most like, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 the same, ἄμφω γὰρ πέπρωται ὁμοίην γαῖαν ἐρεῦσαι Refs 8th c.BC+; hence (i.e. ἑαυτῷ), always the same, unchanging, αἰεὶ πόδας καὶ χεῖρας ὁμοῖοι Refs 8th c.BC+the same as ever, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἓν καὶ ὅ. one and the same, Refs
3 equal in force, a match for one, Refs 8th c.BC+
4 of things, suiting, according with, πολλά τε καὶ ὅ. ἑαυταῖς Refs 5th c.BC+
5 ὁμοῖον ἡμῖν ἔσται it will be all the same, all one to us, Refs 5th c.BC+
6 τὸ ὅ. ἀνταποδιδόναι give 'tit for tat', Refs 5th c.BC+; so τὴν ὁμοίην (i.e. δίκην, χάριν) ἀποδιδόναι τινί Refs; τὴν ὁ. φέρεσθαι παρά τινος to have a like return made one, Refs
7 ἐν ὁμοίῳ ποιεῖσθαί τι hold a thing in like esteem, Refs
8to be uniform, Refs 4th c.BC+like any other food, Refs 3rd c.BC+ (but perhaps all alike,Refs 5th c.BC+: comparative -ότερονRefs 1st c.AD+: superlative -όταταRefs 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.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
31 occurrences, every one of them listed
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Matthew 22:26“so”homoiōs kai tos deuteros kai tos tritos, …… happened to the second and third brothers, down to the seventh.
Matthew 26:35… si apothnēskara, ouk mē sin aparnemi. homoiōs kai pantois tois mathētois legala.… And all the other disciples said the same thing.
Matthew 27:41homoiōs kai tois archierevois empaizarōntois meta toiu …In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders …
Mark 4:16“likewise”kai houtois alō homoiōs tois epi teim petrōdeeim sperorōntois, hois …Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once …
Mark 15:31homoiōs kai tois archierevois empaizarōntois pros allēloin …In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked …
Luke 3:11“likewise”… mē echarōnto, kai tos echarōntos brōmeim homoiōs poiatōr.… replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none, and whoever has food should do the same.”
Luke 5:10homoiōs de kai Iakōbon kai Iōannon huioin …and so were his partners James and John …
Luke 5:33“likewise”… Iōannou nēsteualō pukneim kai deēsiain poiolō, homoiōs kai tois toiu Farisaioiu, tois de …… John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep …
Luke 6:31“the same”… poialeiō vi tois anthrōpois, poiavōr autoi homoiōs.Do to others as you would have them do to you.
Luke 10:32“likewise”homoiōs de kai Leuitos kata ton topon …So too, when a Levite came to that spot and saw him, he passed by on the other side.
Luke 10:37… tos Iēsus; Poreuosōr kai sis poiasōr homoiōs.… Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
Luke 13:3“likewise”… vi, alla ean mē metanoaveiō pantois homoiōs apolevi.… I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.
Luke 16:25“likewise”… en ta zōa su, kai Lazaros homoiōs teim kakoseim; nun de hōde parakalotō …… remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you …
Luke 17:28“likewise”homoiōs kathōs geneta en tai hēmerai Lōt; …It was the same in the days of Lot: People were …
Luke 17:31… airara auteim, kai tos en agro homoiōs mē epistrefatar eis teim opisō.… come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field …
Luke 22:36… Alla nun tos echarōntos ballantiem airatar, homoiōs kai pēran, kai tos mē echarōntos …… a purse should take it, and likewise a bag; and the one without …
John 5:19“likewise”… ekeinos poiateiō, houteim kai tos huios homoiōs poiatō.… the Father does, the Son also does.
John 6:11“so”… Iēsus kai eucharistarantos diadōata toi anakeiorōntoi, homoiōs kai ek teiu opsarieiu hosem thelale.Then Jesus took the loaves and the fish, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted.
John 21:13… kai dōatō autoi, kai tem opsariem homoiōs.… it to them, and He did the same with the fish.
Romans 1:27“in the same way”homoiōs tē kai tois arsenois afiēkarantois tan …Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty …
1 Corinthians 7:3… gunaika tos andros tan ofeilan apodōatōr, homoiōs de kai tas gunaikas to andro.… marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.
1 Corinthians 7:4… sōmeu ouk exousiazatō alla tos andros; homoiōs de kai tos andros teu idieu …… her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority …
1 Corinthians 7:22“likewise”… kurio kalirantos doulos apeleutheros kuriou atō; homoiōs tos eleutheros kalirantos doulos atō Christou.… was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave.
Hebrews 9:21… teim skeveim tau leitourgiau te haime homoiōs rantizata.In the same way, he sprinkled with blood the tabernacle …
James 2:25homoiōs de kai Raab tas pornas ouk …In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute …
1 Peter 3:7Tois androir homoiōs sunoikarōntois kata gnōsian, hōs asthenotere skeve …Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as …
1 Peter 5:5homoiōs, neoteroir, hupotassivar presbuteroi. pantoir de allēloi …Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And …
Revelation 2:15“likewise”… kai sis kratarōntoin tan didachan Nikolaitoiu homoiōs.… some of you also hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.
Revelation 8:12“likewise”… tem tritem autau, kai tas nuktas homoiōs.… of the night as well.
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1 Peter 3:1Homoiōs gunaikair hupotassorōntais toi idioi androi, hina …Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so …
Jude 1:8Homoiōs mentoi kai houtois enupniazorōntois sarkan men …Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject …