Greek · G3667 · unreviewed

ὁμοίωμα

A form; abstractly, resemblance

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ὁμοίωμα G3667
Pronunciation homoíōma

What does ὁμοίωμα (homoíōma) mean in the Bible?

ὁμοίωμα (homoíōma) is a Greek word meaning "a form; abstractly, resemblance". ὁμοίωμα, -τος, τό (ὁμοιόω), [in LXX for דְּמוּת, תַּבְנִית, תְּמוּנָה, etc.

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Meaning

a form; abstractly, resemblance
Extended definition

A form made to resemble something else; emphasizes the created likeness rather than the original.

(ὁμοιόω), [in LXX for דְּמוּת, תַּבְנִית, תְּמוּנָה, etc. ;] that which is made like something;

aconcrete, an image, like­ness (Psa.106:20, Eze.1:5, 1Ma.3:48, al.) : Rev.9:7;
babstract, like­ness, resemblance: Rom.5:14 6:5 8:3, Php.2:7; ἐν ὁ. εἰκόνος, Rom.1:23.
Synonymsεἰκών (which see), ὁμοίωσις
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Neuter Rev 9:7
Dative · Singular · Neuter Rom 1:23 · Rom 5:14 · Rom 6:5 · Rom 8:3 · Phil 2:7
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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