Greek · G3670, G1492

ὁμολογέω

To confess/profess · to perceive: see

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ὁμολογέω G3670 to confess/profess

Pronunciation homologéō

Public declaration of agreement or belief, often with covenant implications in Christian confession contexts.

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εἴδω G1492 to perceive: see

Pronunciation eídō

Knowledge gained through direct perception or experience, distinct from intellectual understanding.

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What does ὁμολογέω (homologéō) mean in the Bible?

ὁμολογέω · εἴδω: To declare openly and solemnly; confession that affirms allegiance or commitment, not mere agreement

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What does ὁμολογέω · εἴδω mean in the Bible?

ὁμολογέω · εἴδω: To declare openly and solemnly; confession that affirms allegiance or commitment, not mere agreement

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3670, G1492?

G3670, G1492 is connected to 26 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. To declare openly and solemnly; confession that affirms allegiance or commitment, not mere agreement

Strong's G3670, G1492

Lexical occurrences 26 verses Word forms 3 forms 26 references Study link Titus 1:10-16

Source Gloss

to assent, i.e. covenant, acknowledge

Extended definition

To declare openly and solemnly; confession that affirms allegiance or commitment, not mere agreement

:--con- (pro-)fess, confession is made, give thanks, promise.

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 3 Aligned forms 26 Tenses Aorist, Future, Present, Imperfect Voices Active, Passive

Tenses

Aorist Future Present Imperfect

Voices

Active Passive

Indicative states a fact or reality 17×

Aorist Active Matt 14:7 · John 1:20 · Acts 7:17 · 1 Tim 6:12 5×

Future Active Matt 7:23 · Matt 10:32 · Rev 3:5 · Luke 12:8 5×

Present Active Acts 23:8 · Titus 1:16 · 1 John 4:2 · 1 John 4:3 · Acts 24:14 5×

Imperfect Active John 12:42 1×

Present Passive Rom 10:10 1×

Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 5×

Aorist Active Luke 12:8 · John 9:22 · 1 John 4:15 · Rom 10:9 4×

Present Active 1 John 1:9 1×

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 4×

Present Active Heb 13:15 · 1 John 2:23 · 2 John 1:7 3×

Aorist Active Heb 11:13 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 291 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

prospective 1 resultant 240 subjunctive 10 infinitive 11 participle 29

Tense

perfect 256 pluperfect 34 future 1

Voice

active 291

Mood

indicative 241 participle 29 infinitive 11 subjunctive 10

NT Occurrences

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)

Sampled Scripture Occurrences

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New Testament Witnesses

Titus 1:10-16 profess to know God homologéō · eídō Indicative · Present Active

To openly acknowledge or assert familiarity with God.

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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