noun · feminine
homoiotas
Greekὁμοιότης (homoiotēs)
Strong’sG3665
likeness, resemblance
stem homoiot-2 times in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ὁμοιότης, -ητος, ἡ
(< ὅμοιος), [in LXX: Ge 1:11, 12 (מִין), Wi 14:19, IV Mac 15:4*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3665 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhom-oy-ot'-ace
resemblance
Fromfrom G3664;
King Jameslike as, similitude.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | homoiotas | homoiotais |
| object accusative | homoiotan2×ὁμοιότητα | homoiotain |
| direct address vocative | homoiotar | homoiotair |
| of, belonging to genitive | homoiotau | homoiotaiu |
| to, for dative | homoiota | homoiotai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
homoiota 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
homoiotan“likeness”objectaccusative singular2×
Hebrews 4:15“as we are”ouk gar echanō archierevon mē dunerōton sumpathara tai astheniai nu, peirazirēton de kata panteim kata homoiotan chōris hamartau.For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.
Hebrews 7:15“likeness”Kai perissoterem ēti katadēlem atō, ei kata tan homoiotan Melchisedek anistanetō hierevos heteros,And this point is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears,