Homos marks a comparison, and in one passage introduces a statement set against a contrary circumstance.

The attested uses chiefly mark comparison: musical sounds are considered alongside one another in 1 Corinthians 14:7, and a human covenant supplies the comparison in Galatians 3:15. In John 12:42, the adverb stands with the report that many rulers trusted but did not confess because of the Pharisees, where the APB presents the clause contrastively.

1. Comparison with a stated example · dominant

   In 1 Corinthians 14:7, the adverb introduces the comparison involving lifeless instruments and distinguishable sounds; the APB renders the verse with “Likewise.” In Galatians 3:15, it frames the human covenant as the stated point of comparison before the claim that no one rejects or adds to it; the APB renders the clause “just as.”

   1 Corinthians 14:7Galatians 3:15
2. Statement set against a hindering circumstance · rare

   In John 12:42, the adverb occurs with the report that many rulers trusted in him, followed by their failure to confess because of the Pharisees. The APB renders the verse’s opening contrast with “Nevertheless,”.

   John 12:42

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the verses, the APB presents the relevant clauses with “Likewise,” “just as,” and “Nevertheless.” These renderings indicate the clauses’ presentation rather than fixed English equivalents for the adverb.