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ὁμολογέω

homologeōto confess/professHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb26 occurrences11 books23 verses

Definition

ὁμολογέω, -ῶ

(ὁμόλογος, of one mind: Dan LXX Sus.1.60 *), [in LXX: Job 40:9 (14) (יָדָה hi.), Jeremiah 44:25 (נָדַר), al. ;]

1. to speak the same language (Hdt.).

2. to agree with (Hdt., Plat., al.).

3. to agree, confess, acknowledge (Plat., al.) : absol., John 1:20; 12:42; pass., Romans 10:10; before ὅτι, ib., Hebrews 11:13; with accusative of thing(s), Acts 23:8, 1 John 1:9, Revelation 3:5; id. with dative of person(s), Acts 24:14; with accusative cogn., 1 Timothy 6:12; with accusative of person(s), 1 John 2:23, John 4:3; id. before pred. accusative (Bl., § 34, 5; 73, 5), John 9:22, Romans 10:9, 1 John 4:2, John 4:15, 2 John 7; with inf. (M, Pr., 229), Titus 1:16; with dative of person(s) before ὅτι, Matthew 7:23; before ἐν, with dative of person(s) (M, Pr., 104; Bl., § 41, 2), Matthew 10:32, Luke 12:8.

4. to agree, promise: τ. ἐπαγγελίαν, Acts 7:17; with inf. obj. (Bl., § 61, 3), Matthew 14:7.

5. = ἐξμολογέω, to praise: Hebrews 13:15 (Westc., in l).

(cf. ἀνθ-ομολογέομοι, ἐξμολογέω.)

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ὁμολογέω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

26 total
  1. Matthew 7:23ὁμολογήσω · I will tell them plainly
    Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
  2. Matthew 10:32ὁμολογήσει · confesses; ὁμολογήσω · I will also confess
    Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.
  3. Matthew 14:7ὡμολόγησεν · he promised
    …so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.
  4. Luke 12:8ὁμολογήσῃ · confesses; ὁμολογήσει · will also confess
    I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.
  5. John 1:20ὡμολόγησεν · He did not refuse to confess; ὡμολόγησεν · openly declared
    He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.”
  6. John 9:22ὁμολογήσῃ · confessed
    His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.
  7. John 12:42ὡμολόγουν · they did not confess [Him]
    Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue.
  8. Acts 7:17ὡμολόγησεν
    As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.
  9. Acts 23:8ὁμολογοῦσιν · acknowledge
    For the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection nor angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.
  10. Acts 24:14Ὁμολογῶ · I do confess
    I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,
  11. Romans 10:9ὁμολογήσῃς · you confess
    …that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
  12. Romans 10:10ὁμολογεῖται · [you] confess
    For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.
  13. 1 Timothy 6:12ὡμολόγησας · [when you made]
    Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.
  14. Titus 1:16ὁμολογοῦσιν · They profess
    They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
  15. Hebrews 11:13ὁμολογήσαντες · they acknowledged
    All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
  16. Hebrews 13:15ὁμολογούντων · that confess
    Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
  17. 1 John 1:9ὁμολογῶμεν · we confess
    If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
  18. 1 John 2:23ὁμολογῶν · confesses
    Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.
  19. 1 John 4:2ὁμολογεῖ · confesses [that]
    By this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
  20. 1 John 4:3ὁμολογεῖ · does not confess
    …and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and which is already in the world at this time.
  21. 1 John 4:15ὁμολογήσῃ · confesses
    If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
  22. 2 John 1:7ὁμολογοῦντες · to confess
    For many deceivers have gone out into the world, refusing to confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.
  23. Revelation 3:5ὁμολογήσω · I will confess
    Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels.