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Strong's G3666 ὁμοιόω (homoioo)

Homoioo means “resemble” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H3666 — kinah (“wares”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G3666
Language Greek
Linked Usages 54
Books 18

Strong's G3666 Quick Answer

Strong's G3666 ὁμοιόω (homoioo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. homoioo (hom-oy-oh'-o) v. 1. to assimilate, i.e. compare 2. (passively) to become similar It has 54 linked Bible usages across 18 books. Visible English usage signals include like, likened, liken, compare, and make. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
homoioo (hom-oy-oh'-o) v. 1. to assimilate, i.e. compare 2. (passively) to become similar
Usage
54 linked usages
Books
18 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
like, likened, liken, compare, and make

Meaning and Definition

homoioo (hom-oy-oh'-o) v. 1. to assimilate, i.e. compare 2. (passively) to become similar [from G3664] KJV: be (make) like, (in the) liken(-ess), resemble Root(s): G3664

Original Word
ὁμοιόω
Transliteration
homoioo
Derivation
Root: ὅμοιος R1: 3664
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3666. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to liken

Usage: ὁμοιόω, -ῶ (ὅμοιος), [in LXX chiefly for דָּמָה ;] __1. to make like, with genitive and dative; pass., to be made or become like: Mat.6:8 13:24 18:23 22:2 25:1, Act.14:11, Heb.2:17; before ὡς (cf. Eze.32:2, Heb.), Rom.9:29. __2. to liken, compare: with dative, accusative, Mat.11:16, Luk.7:31 13:18, 20; πῶς όμοιώσωμεν, Mrk.4:30; pass., Mat.7:24, 26 (cf. ἀφ-ομοιόω).† (AS)

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How Strong's G3666 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render homoioo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

like Matthew 6:8 likened Matthew 7:26 liken Matthew 7:24 compare Mark 4:30 make Hebrews 2:17

How Strong's G3666 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 29 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G3666 (ὁμοιόω) appears 40 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G3666 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G3666 in the New Testament

15 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 6:8 KJV

Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

Matthew 7:24 KJV

Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

Matthew 7:26 KJV

And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

Strong's G3666 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

29 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 34:15 Septuagint / Brenton

Only on these terms will we conform to you, and dwell among you, if ye also will be as we are, in that every male of you be circumcised.

Genesis 34:22 Septuagint / Brenton

Only on these terms will the men conform to us to dwell with us so as to be one people, if every male of us be circumcised, as they also are circumcised.

Genesis 34:23 Septuagint / Brenton

And shall not their cattle and their herds, and their possessions, be ours? only in this let us conform to them, and they will dwell with us.

Strong's G3666 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

10 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Maccabees 3:4 Septuagint / Brenton

In his acts he was like a lion, and like a lion’s whelp roaring for his prey.

Wisdom of Solomon 7:9 Septuagint / Brenton

Neither compared I unto her any precious stone, Because all gold in respect of her is as a little sand, And silver shall be counted as clay before her.

Wisdom of Solomon 13:14 Septuagint / Brenton

Or made it like some vile beast, Laying it over with vermilion, and with paint coloring it red, And coloring every spot therein;

Usage Excerpts

First 54 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3666.

Genesis 34:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Only on these terms will we conform to you, and dwell among you, if ye also will be as we are, in that every male of you be circumcised.
Genesis 34:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Only on these terms will the men conform to us to dwell with us so as to be one people, if every male of us be circumcised, as they also are circumcised.
Genesis 34:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And shall not their cattle and their herds, and their possessions, be ours? only in this let us conform to them, and they will dwell with us.
Psalms 27:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A Psalm of David. To thee, O Lord, have I cried; My God, be not silent toward me: Lest thou be silent toward me, And so I should be likened to them that go down to the pit.
Psalms 39:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
O Lord my God, thou hast multiplied thy wonderful works, And in thy thoughts there is none who shall be likened to thee: I declared and spoke of them: they exceeded number.
Psalms 48:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And man being in honor, understands not: He is compared to the senseless cattle, and is like to them.
Psalms 48:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Man that is in honor, understands not: He is compared to the senseless cattle, and is like them.
Psalms 82:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
O God, who shall be compared to thee? Be not silent, neither be still, O God.
Psalms 88:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For who in the heavens shall be compared to the Lord? And who shall be likened to the Lord among the sons of God?
Psalms 101:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I have become like a pelican of the wilderness;
Psalms 142:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hear me speedily, O Lord; My spirit has failed; Turn not away thy face from me, Else I shall be like to them that go down to the pit.
Psalms 143:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Man is like to vanity: His days pass as a shadow.
Song of Solomon 1:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I have likened thee, my companion, To my horses in the chariots of Pharaoh.
Song of Solomon 2:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Until the day dawn, and the shadows depart, Turn, my kinsman, Be thou like to a roe or young hart On the mountains of the ravines.
Song of Solomon 7:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
This is thy greatness in thy delights: Thou wast made like a palm tree, And thy breasts to clusters.
Song of Solomon 8:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Away, my kinsman, and be like a doe Or a fawn on the mountains of spices.
Isaiah 1:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if the Lord of Sabaoth had not left us a seed, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been made like to Gomorrah.
Isaiah 40:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
To whom have ye compared the Lord? and with what likeness have ye compared him?
Isaiah 40:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now then to whom have ye compared me, that I may be exalted? saith the Holy One.
Isaiah 46:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
To whom have ye compared me? see, consider, ye that go astray.
Lamentations 2:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
What shall I testify to thee, Or what shall I compare to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? Who shall save and comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? For the cup of thy destruction is enlarged: Who shall heal thee?
Ezekiel 31:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; To whom hast thou compared thyself in thy haughtiness?
Ezekiel 31:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And such cypresses as this were in the paradise of God; and there were no pines like his shoots, and there were no firs like his branches: no tree in the paradise of God was like him in his beauty,
Ezekiel 31:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
To whom art thou compared? descend, and be thou debased with the trees of paradise to the depth of the earth: thou shalt lie in the midst of the uncircumcised with them that are slain by the sword. Thus shall Pharaoh be, and the multitude of his host, saith the Lord God.
Ezekiel 32:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him, Thou art become like a lion of the nations, and as the serpent that is in the sea: and thou didst make assaults with thy rivers, and didst disturb the water with thy feet, and didst trample thy rivers.
Hosea 4:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore they shall fall by day, and the prophet with thee shall fall: I have compared thy mother unto night.
Hosea 4:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My people are like as if they had no knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt not minister as priest to me: and as thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.
Hosea 12:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will speak to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and by the means of the prophets I was represented.
Zephaniah 1:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Lament, ye that inhabit the city that has been broken down, for all the people has become like Canaan; and all that were exalted by silver have been utterly destroyed.
Matthew 6:8 New Testament, KJV
Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
Matthew 7:24 New Testament, KJV
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
Matthew 7:26 New Testament, KJV
And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
Matthew 11:16 New Testament, KJV
But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
Matthew 13:24 New Testament, KJV
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
Matthew 18:23 New Testament, KJV
Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
Matthew 22:2 New Testament, KJV
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,
Matthew 25:1 New Testament, KJV
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
Mark 4:30 New Testament, KJV
And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
Luke 7:31 New Testament, KJV
And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
Luke 13:18 New Testament, KJV
Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
Luke 13:20 New Testament, KJV
And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?
Acts 14:11 New Testament, KJV
And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.
Romans 9:29 New Testament, KJV
And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.
Hebrews 2:17 New Testament, KJV
Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
1 Maccabees 3:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
In his acts he was like a lion, and like a lion’s whelp roaring for his prey.
Wisdom of Solomon 7:9 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Neither compared I unto her any precious stone, Because all gold in respect of her is as a little sand, And silver shall be counted as clay before her.
Wisdom of Solomon 13:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Or made it like some vile beast, Laying it over with vermilion, and with paint coloring it red, And coloring every spot therein;
Wisdom of Sirach 13:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith; And he that hath fellowship with a proud man shall be like unto him.
Wisdom of Sirach 25:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But the love of the Lord passeth all things for illumination: He that holdeth it, whereto shall he be likened?
Wisdom of Sirach 27:24 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
I have hated many things, but nothing like him; For the Lord will hate him.
Wisdom of Sirach 36:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
In much knowledge the Lord hath divided them, And made their ways diverse.
Wisdom of Sirach 38:27 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So every carpenter and workmaster, That laboreth night and day: And they that cut and grave seals, And are diligent to make great variety, And give themselves to counterfeit imagery, And watch to finish a work:
Wisdom of Sirach 45:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
He made him like to the glorious saints, And magnified him, so that his enemies stood in fear of him.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:38 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
They can show no mercy to the widow, nor do good to the fatherless.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3666, grouped by book.

Genesis 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 9 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Song of Solomon 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 8 usages, New Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 3 usages, New Testament
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 1 usage, New Testament
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 6 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Letter of Jeremiah 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G3666 FAQ

What does homoioo (ὁμοιόω) mean?

Homoioo (Strong's G3666) is a Greek word most simply glossed "resemble". homoioo (hom-oy-oh'-o) v. 1. to assimilate, i.e. compare 2. (passively) to become similar

How many times is homoioo (ὁμοιόω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 54 linked usages for Strong's G3666 across 18 books.

Where can I study homoioo (ὁμοιόω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3666 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate homoioo (ὁμοιόω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as like, likened, liken, compare, and make. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G3666 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 29 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 10 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G3666, with linked reader references where each row is available.