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Homoios marks resemblance, whether in an extended comparison, a visible description, or a parallel case.
The attested uses chiefly introduce comparisons that explain a person, a generation, or the kingdom through a corresponding example. The word also describes visible resemblance in scenes and images, and it can mark a parallel person, thing, action, or category.
Senses in use
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Comparisons that explain by analogy · dominant
The nominative forms introduce extended comparisons: in Matthew 13:44 the APB renders the kingdom comparison with a treasure hidden in a field, while Matthew 20:1 compares it with a householder hiring workers. In Luke 6:48 the person who hears and acts is compared with a house builder on rock, and Luke 7:32 compares that generation with children in the marketplace.
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Resemblance in visible description · common
In Revelation 13:2 the APB describes the wild animal in terms of a leopard, bear, and lion; in Revelation 1:15 it describes feet and voice by comparison with bronze and many waters. Revelation 4:7 similarly compares the living creatures with a lion, calf, human face, and flying eagle.
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A corresponding person, action, or category · occasional
In John 9:9 the nominative masculine form occurs in the dispute over whether the man is the same person or resembles him. Galatians 5:21 places the nominative neuter plural form with further items of the same kind, while Jude 1:7 uses an accusative masculine form in the clause describing a corresponding manner of action.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB commonly presents the comparison with “like,” while also using wording such as “in like manner,” “things like these,” and “what looked like.” These renderings show the verse-level comparison rather than a fixed English equivalent in every clause.