likeness
Homoioma denotes a likeness or corresponding form, whether of a depicted creature, a human condition, or an event.
The attested usage chiefly marks correspondence to a human, sinful flesh, transgression, death, or resurrection; it also denotes depicted or described appearances, as with created creatures and locusts.
Senses in use
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Correspondence to a condition, act, or event · dominant
In Philippians 2:7 the dative singular form occurs in the clause about being born in relation to humans, while Romans 8:3 places it in the clause about the Son being sent in relation to sinful flesh. Romans 5:14 refers to those who had not sinned in relation to Adam's transgression, and Romans 6:5 joins believers to the stated likeness of death and resurrection.
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Depicted or described appearance · common
In Romans 1:23 the dative singular form stands in the clause about exchanging God's glory for an image associated with a perishable human, birds, four-footed creatures, and reptiles. In Revelation 9:7 the nominative plural form introduces the described appearance of the locusts in comparison with horses prepared for war.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB consistently uses “likeness” or “likenesses” in clauses concerning humans, flesh, transgression, death, resurrection, images, and locusts. These renderings confirm the clauses' presentation without isolating every contribution of the Greek noun.