ὁμοίως

Homoios is an adverb of comparison. It says that something happens likewise, in the same way, or according to a recognizable pattern. The word does not by itself prove sameness of identity, motive, or moral value. It asks the reader to look at the comparison the passage is making. Sometimes the comparison is negative, as mockers repeat the same contempt at the cross.

Sometimes it is practical, as mercy shown to the wounded man becomes the pattern the expert in the law must imitate. Sometimes it links covenant action, worship, household conduct, or humility to a prior example. Homoios helps readers notice how Scripture teaches by analogy without flattening distinct situations into one meaning.

Homoios marks comparison, repetition, or patterned action. It can expose shared sin, command mercy, describe reciprocal conduct, or connect one act with another. The passage, not the adverb alone, determines whether the comparison is warning, imitation, symmetry, or continuity.