What does ὁμοιόω (homoióō) mean in the Bible?
ὁμοιόω (homoióō) is a Greek word meaning "to liken".
Greek · G3666
ὁμοιόω
To liken
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ὁμοιόω G3666
Pronunciation homoióō
What does ὁμοιόω (homoióō) mean in the Bible?
ὁμοιόω (homoióō) is a Greek word meaning "to liken".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3666?
The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include is like (5), can I compare (4), be like (1), can we compare (1), in human form (1).
Where does ὁμοιόω (homoióō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 6:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (8), Luke (3), Acts (1), Hebrews (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It is like 5× Matthew 7:24, Matthew 7:26, Matthew 13:24, Matthew 18:23
can I compare 4× Matthew 11:16, Luke 7:31, Luke 13:18, Luke 13:20
be like 1× Matthew 6:8
can we compare 1× Mark 4:30
in human form 1× Acts 14:11
to be made like 1× Hebrews 2:17
we would have resembled 1× Romans 9:29
will be like 1× Matthew 25:1
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 6:8 ὁμοιωθῆτε to be like Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Plural Matthew 7:24 ὁμοιωθήσεται to is like Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 7:26 ὁμοιωθήσεται to is like Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 11:16 ὁμοιώσω to can I compare Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Matthew 13:24 Ὡμοιώθη to is like Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 18:23 ὡμοιώθη to is like Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 22:2 Ὡμοιώθη to is like Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 25:1 ὁμοιωθήσεται to will be like Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Mark 4:30 ὁμοιώσωμεν to can we compare Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural Luke 7:31 ὁμοιώσω to can I compare Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 6:8
Aligned rows 15
Books represented 6
Matthew 8 Mark 1 Luke 3 Acts 1 Romans 1 Hebrews 1
Source forms
ὁμοιώσω 4x homoiōsō Matthew 11:16, Luke 7:31, Luke 13:18, Luke 13:20
ὁμοιωθήσεται 3x homoiōthēsetai Matthew 7:24, Matthew 7:26, Matthew 25:1
Ὡμοιώθη 2x Hōmoiōthē Matthew 13:24, Matthew 22:2
ὁμοιωθέντες 1x homoiōthentes Acts 14:11
ὁμοιωθῆναι 1x homoiōthēnai Hebrews 2:17
ὁμοιωθῆτε 1x homoiōthēte Matthew 6:8
ὁμοιώσωμεν 1x homoiōsōmen Mark 4:30
ὡμοιώθη 1x hōmoiōthē Matthew 18:23
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 4x Matthew 11:16, Luke 7:31, Luke 13:18, Luke 13:20
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 3x Matthew 13:24, Matthew 18:23, Matthew 22:2
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 3x Matthew 7:24, Matthew 7:26, Matthew 25:1
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural 1x Romans 9:29
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive 1x Hebrews 2:17
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Acts 14:11
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural 1x Mark 4:30
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Plural 1x Matthew 6:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to liken
Strong's G3666
Lexical occurrences 15 verses Greek text appearances 15 times Word forms 4 forms 15 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to liken
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
15 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 6:8 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Passive Subjunctive
ὁμοιωθῆτε omoiwqhte
I make like, liken, compare
Read verse Matthew 7:24 Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ὁμοιώσω omoiwsw
I make like, liken, compare
Read verse Matthew 7:26 Verb Third Person Singular Future Passive Indicative
ὁμοιωθήσεται omoiwqhsetai
I make like, liken, compare
Read verse Matthew 11:16 Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ὁμοιώσω omoiwsw
I make like, liken, compare
Read verse Matthew 13:24 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
Ὡμοιώθη wmoiwqh
I make like, liken, compare
Read verse Matthew 18:23 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ὡμοιώθη wmoiwqh
I make like, liken, compare
Read verse Matthew 22:2 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
Ὡμοιώθη wmoiwqh
I make like, liken, compare
Read verse Matthew 25:1 Verb Third Person Singular Future Passive Indicative
ὁμοιωθήσεται omoiwqhsetai
I make like, liken, compare
Read verse Mark 4:30 Verb First Person Plural Aorist Active Subjunctive
ὁμοιώσωμεν omoiwswmen
I make like, liken, compare
Read verse Luke 7:31 Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ὁμοιώσω omoiwsw
I make like, liken, compare
Read verse Luke 13:18 Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ὁμοιώσω omoiwsw
I make like, liken, compare
Read verse Luke 13:20 Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ὁμοιώσω omoiwsw
I make like, liken, compare
Read verse Acts 14:11 Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ὁμοιωθέντες omoiwqentev
I make like, liken, compare
Read verse Romans 9:29 Verb First Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
ὡμοιώθημεν. wmoiwqhmen
I make like, liken, compare
Read verse Hebrews 2:17 Verb Aorist Passive Infinitive
ὁμοιωθῆναι, omoiwqhnai
I make like, liken, compare
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 15 Tenses Future, Aorist Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 11×
Future Active Matt 11:16 · Luke 7:31 · Luke 13:18 · Luke 13:20 4×
Aorist Passive Matt 13:24 · Matt 18:23 · Matt 22:2 · Rom 9:29 4×
Future Passive Matt 7:24 · Matt 7:26 · Matt 25:1 3×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Aorist Passive Matt 6:8 1×
Aorist Active Mark 4:30 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Aorist Passive Acts 14:11 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Passive Heb 2:17 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 15 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 8 future 7
Voice
passive 10 active 5
Mood
indicative 11 subjunctive 2 participle 1 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 6:8 ὁμοιωθῆτε aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 7:24 ὁμοιωθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 7:26 ὁμοιωθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 11:16 ὁμοιώσω future active indicative prospective Matthew 13:24 Ὡμοιώθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 18:23 ὡμοιώθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 22:2 Ὡμοιώθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 25:1 ὁμοιωθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Mark 4:30 ὁμοιώσωμεν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 7:31 ὁμοιώσω future active indicative prospective Luke 13:18 ὁμοιώσω future active indicative prospective Luke 13:20 ὁμοιώσω future active indicative prospective Acts 14:11 ὁμοιωθέντες aorist passive participle participle Romans 9:29 ὡμοιώθημεν aorist passive indicative completed Hebrews 2:17 ὁμοιωθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ὁμοιόω is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain