Greek · G3670, G1492 · unreviewed

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 is a Greek word meaning "to assent, i.e. covenant, acknowledge". :--con- (pro-)fess, confession is made, give thanks, promise. Paul distinguishes between verbal confession and lived allegiance, exposing the emptiness of profession without obedience.

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Meaning

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.

Why This Word Matters

Paul distinguishes between verbal confession and lived allegiance, exposing the emptiness of profession without obedience. Titus 1:10-16

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

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.

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Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

New Testament Witnesses

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

To openly acknowledge or assert familiarity with God.

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.

John 10 — The Good Shepherd, the Door, and the Son One with the Father John 12 — The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred John 18 — The Arrested King: Betrayal, Sovereign Surrender, Denial, Trial, and the Kingdom Not of This World John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness John 7 — The Feast, the Divided Crowd, and the Living Water of Jesus John 9 — The Man Born Blind, the Light of the World, and the Blindness of Religious Unbelief Luke 12 — Fear God, Confess Christ, Seek the Kingdom, and Be Ready Luke 23 — The Innocent King Condemned, Crucified with Transgressors, and Buried in Hope Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Matthew 6 — Hidden Righteousness, the Father’s Reward, and Seeking First the Kingdom Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest Romans 10 — Christ the End of the Law and the Righteousness Received by Faith

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

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

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