ὁμοίωμα

G3667 names a likeness, resemblance, form, or correspondence. Five governed forms occur in Romans and Philippians, and one plural form occurs in Revelation 9:7. A likeness can be real without being identical to its referent, and the noun does not by itself mean an illusion, a mere appearance, or an exact duplicate. The relationship described by each passage must supply the kind and extent of similarity.

Romans 1:23 describes idolatrous exchange for images made in the likeness of mortal humans, birds, animals, and reptiles. Romans 5:14 distinguishes those whose sin was not in the likeness of Adam's transgression. Romans 6:5 joins believers with the likeness of Christ's death and promises corresponding resurrection life. Romans 8:3 says God sent His Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and condemned sin in the flesh. These four uses concern image, transgression, union, and incarnation, so they cannot be reduced to one abstract theory of resemblance.

Philippians 2:7 says Christ took a servant's form and was made in human likeness within the movement from divine status through humiliation to obedient death and exaltation. The word must not be used to deny Jesus' true humanity or to claim that His human life was deceptive. It also does not settle every question about the self-emptying in verse 7 without the hymn's full clauses.

Revelation 9:7 uses the plural for the appearance of visionary locusts like horses prepared for battle. Apocalyptic comparison helps readers picture the vision; it does not provide a one-to-one code for identifying modern ethnic groups, technologies, illnesses, or political enemies.

The six direct forms describe idolatrous images, a pattern of transgression, participation in Christ's death and resurrection, the Son's likeness to sinful flesh, His human likeness, and the appearance of apocalyptic locusts.