Word Study · Strong's G3670 · Greek
ὁμολογέω
homologeo
hom-ol-og-eh'-o
Strong's 1890 spelling: homologéō
“to assent, i.e. covenant, acknowledge”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to assent, i.e. covenant, acknowledge
Rendered in the KJV as
con- (pro-)fess, confession is made, give thanks, promise.
- 26occurrencesin the New Testament
- 11 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 16inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 26 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 16
- ὡμολόγησεν4
- ὁμολογήσῃ3
- ὁμολογήσω3
- ὁμολογεῖ2
- ὁμολογήσει2
- ὁμολογοῦσιν2
- ὁμολογεῖται1
- ὁμολογήσαντες1
- ὁμολογήσῃς1
- ὁμολογοῦντες1
- ὁμολογούντων1
- ὁμολογῶ1
and 4 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 20
- confessing3
- will confess3
- confesses2
- shall confess2
- confess1
- confessed1
- did confess1
- having confessed1
- he agreed1
- he confessed1
- he promised1
- I confess1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 16
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular4
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular3
- verb · future active, statement · 1st person singular3
- verb · future active, statement · 3rd person singular2
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person plural2
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person singular2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 2nd person singular1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 2nd person singular1
- verb · imperfect active, statement · 3rd person plural1
- verb · present active, statement · 1st person singular1
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-AAI-3S · 4
- V-AAS-3S · 3
- V-FAI-1S · 3
- V-FAI-3S · 2
- V-PAI-3P · 2
- V-PAI-3S · 2
- V-AAI-2S · 1
- V-AAP-NPM · 1
- V-AAS-2S · 1
- V-IAI-3P · 1
- V-PAI-1S · 1
- V-PAP-GPM · 1
All 26, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
1 John carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew4 occurrences
- Matthew 7:23ὁμολογήσωhomologēsōverb · future active, statement · 1st person singularThen I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’here: I will declare
- Matthew 10:32ὁμολογήσειhomologēseiverb · future active, statement · 3rd person singularTherefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.here: will confess
- Matthew 10:32ὁμολογήσωhomologēsōverb · future active, statement · 1st person singularTherefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.here: will confess
- Matthew 14:7ὡμολόγησενhōmologēsenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularso much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.here: he promised
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 12:8ὁμολογήσῃhomologēsēverb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person singularI tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.here: may confess
- Luke 12:8ὁμολογήσειhomologēseiverb · future active, statement · 3rd person singularI tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.here: will confess
John4 occurrences
- John 1:20ὡμολόγησενhōmologēsenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularHe did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.”here: he confessed
- John 1:20ὡμολόγησενhōmologēsenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularHe did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.”here: confessed
- John 9:22ὁμολογήσῃhomologēsēverb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person singularHis parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.here: shall confess
- John 12:42ὡμολόγουν,hōmologounverb · imperfect active, statement · 3rd person pluralNevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue.here: they were confessing,
Acts3 occurrences
- Acts 7:17ὡμολόγησενhōmologēsenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularAs the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.here: he agreed
- Acts 23:8ὁμολογοῦσινhomologousinverb · present active, statement · 3rd person pluralFor the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection, nor angels, nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.here: confess
- Acts 24:14ὁμολογῶhomologōverb · present active, statement · 1st person singularI do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,here: I confess
Romans2 occurrences
- Romans 10:9ὁμολογήσῃςhomologēsēsverb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 2nd person singularthat if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.here: you shall confess
- Romans 10:10ὁμολογεῖταιhomologeitaiverb · present passive, statement · 3rd person singularFor with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.here: is confession
Hebrews2 occurrences
- Hebrews 11:13ὁμολογήσαντεςhomologēsantesverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralAll these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.here: having confessed
- Hebrews 13:15ὁμολογούντωνhomologountōnverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralThrough Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.here: confessing
1 John5 occurrences
- 1 John 1:9ὁμολογῶμενhomologōmenverb · present active, subjunctive · 1st person pluralIf we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.here: we shall confess
- 1 John 2:23ὁμολογῶνhomologōnverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularWhoever denies the Son does not have the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.here: confessing
- 1 John 4:2ὁμολογεῖhomologeiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularBy this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,here: confesses
- 1 John 4:3ὁμολογεῖhomologeiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularand every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and which is already in the world at this time.here: confesses
- 1 John 4:15ὁμολογήσῃhomologēsēverb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person singularIf anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.here: shall confess