homologeo is to make an open acknowledgment or declaration, whether of Jesus, God, sins, or a stated commitment.

The attested use centers on making a stated acknowledgment or declaration: people acknowledge Jesus or God, admit sins, state what they believe, or declare a commitment. The same verbal act can be affirmed, withheld, or contrasted with denial in the surrounding clauses.

1. Open acknowledgment or stated declaration · dominant

   In Matthew 10:32 and Romans 10:9, the clause concerns acknowledging Jesus before people or with the mouth; in 1 John 2:23, acknowledgment of the Son is set against denying him. The term also introduces an admission of sins in 1 John 1:9, a stated commitment before witnesses in 1 Timothy 6:12, and a declaration about worship and belief in Acts 24:14; the APB renders these clauses with forms of “confess.”

   Matthew 10:32Romans 10:91 John 2:231 John 1:91 Timothy 6:12Acts 24:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly renders the term with “confess,” including statements about sins, Jesus, and a public declaration. It also uses “profess” in Titus 1:16 and “acknowledge” in Hebrews 13:15; these are translation renderings rather than definitions.