verb
homologamō
Strong’sG3670
I confess, profess, acknowledge, praise
stem homolog-26 times in the New Testamentin 11 of 27 books16 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
To confess, acknowledge, or openly declare something to be true - used of admitting a fact, professing faith, acknowledging wrongdoing, or agreeing that something is so 124. This can be used absolutely, or with a person, a thing, a clause, or a predicate stated as what is confessed or acknowledged 1.
To agree or promise to do something - used of God's promise to Abraham, and of a person undertaking to do a thing 123. Strong's includes "covenant" among its glosses, reflecting this sense of formally agreeing to something 2.
To praise or give thanks, treated as equivalent to a separate verb meaning "give thanks" 1. This sense appears in the phrase "acknowledge thanks/gratitude" toward God, and is reflected in Strong's gloss "give thanks" and Dodson's gloss "praise" 234.
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
ὁμολογέω, -ῶ
(< ὁμόλογος, of one mind: Da LXX Su 60*), [in LXX: Jb 40:9 (14) (ידה hi.), Je 51 (44):25 (נדר), al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3670 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Refs 5th c.BC+: future
A -ήσωRefs 5th c.BC+: aorist ὡμολόγησα Refs: perfect ὡμολόγηκα Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, present and aorist, Refs 5th c.BC+:— passive, future -ήσομαιRefs 5th c.BC+: aorist ὡμολογήθην Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect ὡμολόγημαι Refs 5th c.BC+, etc.:—to be ὁμόλογος: hence,
A.I agree with, say the same thing as, with dative, λέγουσι Κορίνθιοι, ὁμολογέουσι δέ σφι Λέσβιοι Refs 5th c.BC+; Κυρηναῖοι τὰ περὶ B άττον οὐδαμῶς -έουσι Θηραίοισι Refs
A.II correspond, agree with, whether of persons or things, with dative, [τὸ ἓν] ἑωυτῷ ὁ. Refs 5th c.BC+; have to do with, ὁμολογέοντας κατ᾽ οἰκηϊότητα Περσίϊ οὐδέν Refs 5th c.BC+; ὥστε μηδὲν ὁμολογεῖν τὼ τρόπω τὼ ἀλλήλων are utterly unlike, Refs 5th c.BC+
A.II.b to be coordinated, πρὸς ἓν ἔργον Refs 2nd c.AD+: metaphorically, of a vowel, agree, i. e. form a diphthong, Refs 1st c.AD+
A.II.c to be suitable for, with genitive, ὁμολογεῖ ὤμου ἡ περὶ τὴν ἑτέρην μασχάλην περιβολή Refs 5th c.BC+
A.II.2 agree to a thing, grant, concede, ὁμολογῶ τάδε S. [prev. cited]: absolutely, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁμολογοῖεν ἂν ἡμῖν οἱ ἄνθρωποι, ἢ ο; Refs; ὅπως.. τῇ τύχῃ σου χάριτας ὁμολογεῖν δυνηθῶ that I may avow my gratitude.., Refs 3rd c.AD+; ὁ. χάριν θεοῖς acknowledge gratitude, NT+2nd c.AD+ appears to be an Aramaism; ὁ. ἐφ᾽ ἁμαρτίαις LXX without accusative _of things_, ὁμολογῶ σοι I grant you, i.e. Refsadmit it, Refs 5th c.BC+; parenthetically, ἀφειλόμην, ὁμολογῶ I allow it, Refs 5th c.BC+infinitive, ὁ. Νικίαν ἑορακέναι allows, confesses that he has seen.., Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁ. σε ἀδικεῖν I confess that I am wronging thee, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁ. οὐκ εἰδέναι confess ignorance, Refs 5th c.BC+, compare 197; especially in receipts, ὁ. ἀπέχειν, ἐσχηκέναι, etc., Refs 3rd c.BC+, etc.; in contracts, ὁ. διαλελύσθαι πρὸς ἀλλήλους Refs 3rd c.BC+, etc.; τοῦθ᾽ ὁ. ὡς.. Refs 5th c.BC+; see below with
A.II.3 agree or promise to do, with future infinitive, Refs 5th c.BC+: with aorist infinitive, Refs 4th c.BC+: with present infinitive, ὡμολόγησαν ἑκατὸν τάλαντα ἐκτείσαντες ἀζήμιοι εἶναι Refs 5th c.BC+: also frequently absolutely, promise, μισθῷ ὁμολογήσαντες (i.e. ἀπαλλάξεσθαι) Refs; ὁ ὁμολογῶν the person who gives an undertaking, Refs 1st c.AD+, etc.; make an agreement, come to terms, τινι with another, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπὶ τούτοισι on these terms, Refs 5th c.BC+
A.II.3.b with accusative, promise, τῆς ἐπαγγελίας ἧς (for ἣν) ὡμολόγησεν ὁ θεὸς τῷ Ἀβραάμ NT
B middle, in sense of active, ὑπεναντίος ὁ τρόπος.. ὁμολογεόμενος Refs 5th c.BC+
C passive, to be agreed upon, allowed or granted by common consent, Refs 5th c.BC+: with infinitive, with predicate added, to be allowed or confessed to be so and so, ἡ ὑπὸ πάντων ὁμολογουμένη ἄριστον εἶναι εἰρήνη Refs 5th c.BC+
C.2 without infinitive, ἡ τοῦ οἰκείου.. ἕξις.. δικαιοσύνη ἂν ὁμολογοῖτο should be allowed [to be] justice, Refs 5th c.BC+; τοὺς -ουμένους θεούς those who are admitted [to be] gods, Refs 5th c.BC+
C.3 absolutely, ὁμολογεῖται it is granted, agreed, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ ὡμολογημένα the things granted, Refs; ἐξ ὁμολογουμένου, ={ὁμολογουμένως}, Refs 2nd 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| homologamōὁμολογῶ | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | admit | 1× |
| homologatōὁμολογεῖ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | confess | 2× |
| homologalōὁμολογοῦσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | profess | 2× |
| homologotōὁμολογεῖται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | confesses | 1× |
| homologaleὡμολόγουν | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | confess | 1× |
| homologamiὁμολογήσω | will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular | declare | 3× |
| homologatiὁμολογήσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | acknowledge | 2× |
| homologasaὡμολόγησας | happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular | confessed | 1× |
| homologataὡμολόγησεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | confessed | 4× |
| homologaneiōὁμολογῶμεν | happening now · wepresent active subjunctive 1st person plural | confess | 1× |
| homologaseiaὁμολογήσῃς | happened · youaorist active subjunctive 2nd person singular | confess | 1× |
| homologateiaὁμολογήσῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | confessed | 3× |
| homologarōntosὁμολογῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | confesses | 1× |
| homologarōntoisὁμολογοῦντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | confess | 1× |
| homologarōntoiuὁμολογούντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine | confess | 1× |
| homologarantoisὁμολογήσαντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | confessed | 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 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 17 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 | homologamō1×ὁμολογῶ | homologame | homologami3×ὁμολογήσω | homologama | homologamē | homologamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | homologasō | homologase | homologasi | homologasa1×ὡμολόγησας | homologasē | homologaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homologatō2×ὁμολογεῖ | homologate | homologati2×ὁμολογήσει | homologata4×ὡμολόγησεν | homologatē | homologatelē |
| we 1st person plural | homologanō | homologane | homologani | homologana | homologanē | homologanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | homologavō | homologave | homologavi | homologava | homologavē | homologavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | homologalō2×ὁμολογοῦσιν | homologale1×ὡμολόγουν | homologali | homologala | homologalē | homologalelē |
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 | homologomō | homologome | homologomē | homologomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | homologosō | homologose | homologosē | homologoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homologotō1×ὁμολογεῖται | homologote | homologotē | homologotelē |
| we 1st person plural | homologonō | homologone | homologonē | homologonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | homologovō | homologove | homologovē | homologovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | homologolō | homologole | homologolē | homologolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 5 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | homologameiō | homologameia | homologameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | homologaseiō | homologaseia1×ὁμολογήσῃς | homologaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homologateiō | homologateia3×ὁμολογήσῃ | homologateiē |
| we 1st person plural | homologaneiō1×ὁμολογῶμεν | homologaneia | homologaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | homologaveiō | homologaveia | homologaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | homologaleiō | homologaleia | homologaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | homologomeiō | homologomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | homologoseiō | homologoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homologoteiō | homologoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | homologoneiō | homologoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | homologoveiō | homologoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | homologoleiō | homologoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | homologasōr | homologasar | homologasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homologatōr | homologatar | homologatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | homologavōr | homologavar | homologavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | homologalōr | homologalar | homologalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | homologosōr | homologosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homologotōr | homologotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | homologovōr | homologovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | homologolōr | homologolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | homologamoiō | homologamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | homologasoiō | homologasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homologatoiō | homologatoia |
| we 1st person plural | homologanoiō | homologanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | homologavoiō | homologavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | homologaloiō | homologaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | homologomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | homologosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | homologotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | homologonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | homologovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | homologoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | homologarō | homologari | homologara | homologarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | homologorō | homologorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 4 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | homologarōntos3×ὁμολογῶν | homologarintos | homologarantos1× | homologarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | homologorōntos | homologorēntos |
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
homolog 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.
26 occurrences, every one of them listed
homologamō“admit”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×
Acts 24:14“admit”homologamō de houtem si hoti kata tan …… confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which …
homologatō“confess”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular2×
1 John 4:2… pneumem tou theou; pantem pneumem hem homologatō Iēsun Christon en sarka ercharēnton ek …… Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in …
1 John 4:3kai pantem pneumem hem mē homologatō ton Iēsun ek tou theou ouk …and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This …
homologalō“profess”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Acts 23:8… mēte angelon mēte pneumem, Farisaiois de homologalō teim amfotereim.… angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.
Titus 1:16theon homologalō oidarē, tei de ergei arnolō, bdeluktois …They profess to know God, but by their …
homologotō“confesses”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Romans 10:10“confesses”… gar pisteuotō eis dikaiosunan, stome de homologotō eis sōtērēan;For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.
homologale“confess”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
John 12:42… auton, alla dia toin Farisaioin ouk homologale hina mē aposunagōgois geneleia,… of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would …
homologami“declare”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular3×
Matthew 7:23“declare”kai tote homologami autoi hoti Oudepote gnōskama vin; apochōravōr …Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me …
Matthew 10:32“acknowledge”… homologati en mi emprosthen toiu anthrōpoiu, homologami kamis en auto emprosthen tou patrou …… who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.
Revelation 3:5… ek tau biblau tau zōau, kai homologami tem onomem autou enōpion tou patrou …… Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and …
homologati“acknowledge”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 10:32“acknowledges”Pantos oun hotinos homologati en mi emprosthen toiu anthrōpoiu, homologami …Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will …
Luke 12:8“acknowledge”… anthrōpoiu, kai tos huios tou anthrōpou homologati en auto emprosthen toiu angeloiu tou …… Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.
homologasa“confessed”happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular1×
1 Timothy 6:12“confessed”… aiōniau zōau, eis han kalisa kai homologasa tan kalan homologian enōpion polloiu marturoiu.… of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.
homologata“confessed”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular4×
Matthew 14:7hothen meta horkou homologata auta dōara hem ean aiteteia.so much that he promised with an oath to give to …
John 1:20“confessed”kai homologata kai ouk arneta, kai homologata hoti …He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared …
John 1:20“confessed”kai homologata kai ouk arneta, kai homologata hoti Mis ouk amō tos christos.He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.”
Acts 7:17“made”… engizate tos chronos tau epangeliau hau homologata tos theos to Abraam, auxanata tos …As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in …
homologaneiō“confess”happening now · wepresent active subjunctive 1st person plural1×
1 John 1:9ean homologaneiō tain hamartain nu, pistos atō kai …If we confess our sins, He is faithful and …
homologaseia“confess”happened · youaorist active subjunctive 2nd person singular1×
Romans 10:9hoti ean homologaseia en te stome su kurion Iēsun, …that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord …
homologateia“confessed”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular3×
Luke 12:8“acknowledges”Legamō de vi, pantos hos an homologateia en mi emprosthen toiu anthrōpoiu, kai …I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him …
John 9:22… tois Ioudaiois hina ean tinos auton homologateia christon, aposunagōgos geneteia.… had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be …
1 John 4:15hos ean homologateia hoti Iēsus atō tos huios tou …If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of …
homologarōntos“confesses”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
1 John 2:23… huion oude ton patron echatō; tos homologarōntos ton huion kai ton patron echatō.… not have the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as …
homologarōntois“confess”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 John 1:7… exerchala eis ton kosmon, tois mē homologarōntois Iēsun Christon erchorōnton en sarka; houtos …… out into the world, refusing to confess the coming of Jesus Christ in …
homologarōntoiu“confess”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine1×
Hebrews 13:15… to theo, houtem atō karpon cheileiu homologarōntoiu te onome autou.… praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
homologarantois“confessed”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Hebrews 11:13“confessed”… porrōthen autain horarantois kai aspazerantois, kai homologarantois hoti xenois kai parepidēmois alō epi …… they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.