"like, similar, resembling, Mt. 11:16; 13:31, 33, 44, 45, 47, 52; Jn. 8:55, et al. freq.; like, of similar drift and force, Mt. 22:39"
Definition and meaning
like, similar, resembling, Mt. 11:16; 13:31, 33, 44, 45, 47, 52; Jn. 8:55, et al. freq.; like, of similar drift and force, Mt. 22:39
In the original Greek the word is written: ὅμοιος
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of homoios (G3664) across the King James Bible.
But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
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Common questions
Strong's G3664 (homoios) is a Greek word that means: like, similar, resembling, Mt. 11:16; 13:31, 33, 44, 45, 47, 52; Jn. 8:55, et al. freq.; like, of similar drift and force, Mt. 22:39 It appears 43 times in the King James Bible.
The word homoios (G3664) appears 43 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3664 is homoios, a Greek word defined as: like, similar, resembling, Mt. 11:16; 13:31, 33, 44, 45, 47, 52; Jn. 8:55, et al. freq.; like, of similar drift and force, Mt. 22:39. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
homoios is a Greek word found in the New Testament.