Lexicon
ὁμοιάζω
homoiazō
G3662
G:V Greek

to resemble

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Homoiazo denotes being identified as resembling or belonging with a group in the accusation directed at Peter.

Its lone attested use presents a present-tense assertion that Peter resembles or is identifiable with those being named, in the charge that he is “one of them” because he is a Galilean.

Senses in use

  1. Identifying someone as like a group · dominant

    In Mark 14:70, the present active indicative form occurs in the accusation directed at Peter; the surrounding clause identifies him with “one of them” on the stated basis that he is a Galilean. The APB renders the clause, “Truly you are one of them, for you are a Galilean.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Mark 14:70, the APB presents the surrounding accusation as Peter being “one of them” because he is a Galilean. Its precise English equivalent for the term cannot be isolated.

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