ὁμοιόω
homoioō
“to liken”
Definition
to assimilate, i.e. compare; passively, to become similar
from G3664 (ὅμοιος);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Verb
G:V
Greek Verb
Occurrences
ὁμοιόω appears 15 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
When 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!”
Again He asked, “To what can I compare the kingdom of God?
Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
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.
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