G3667 — ὁμοίωμα (homoíōma)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: G3667
Original: ὁμοίωμα
Transliteration: homoíōma
Pronunciation: hom-oy'-o-mah
Part of Speech: Neuter noun
Root: From ὁμοιόω (G3666, "to make like"), ultimately from ὅμοιος (G3664, "like, similar")
Occurrences: 6 in NT (6 unique verses, 3 books)
First Occurrence: Rom 1:23 — "changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man"
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

From ὁμοιόω; a form; abstractly, resemblance. Rendered in KJV as: made like to, likeness, similitude, shape. The noun designates the concrete result of making-alike — the form, figure, or representation that resembles something else. It sits between outward appearance (σχῆμα) and inner essence (μορφή), stressing visible resemblance without asserting identity of substance.

Louw-Nida Semantic Domain¶

Domain: 064 — Comparison
Other words in domain: ἀφομοιόω (G0871 "made like"), ἔοικα (G1503a), ὅμοιος (G3664 "like"), ὁμοιότης (G3665 "similitude"), οἷος (G3634 "such as"), καθώς (G2531 "as, even as"), καθάπερ (G2509), καθό (G2526)

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Verses	%
the likeness	2	33.3%
likeness	1	16.7%
made like	1	16.7%
shapes	1	16.7%
similitude	1	16.7%

Every occurrence is translated by some form of "likeness/similitude/shape/made-like" — KJV is remarkably consistent.

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Romans	4	0.9
Revelation	1	0.2
Philippians	1	0.4

The word is effectively a Pauline term — 5 of 6 occurrences are in Paul (4 in Romans, 1 in Philippians), with a single non-Pauline use in Revelation 9:7 describing the locusts. Within Paul, it clusters tightly in Romans 1–8 where he develops the argument about image, sin, and union with Christ.

Semantic Categories¶

1. Idolatrous Image — a counterfeit resemblance of God or creature¶

Rom 1:23 — "changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like (homoíōma) to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts"

Rom 5:14 — "death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude (homoíōma) of Adam's transgression"
Rom 8:3 — "God sending his own Son in the likeness (homoíōma) of sinful flesh" (true flesh, yet not itself sinful — resemblance without identity of sin)

3. Union-Likeness — participation in Christ's death and resurrection¶

Rom 6:5 — "if we have been planted together in the likeness (homoíōma) of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection"

4. Incarnational Form — the visible form Christ took¶

Phil 2:7 — "made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness (homoíōma) of men"

5. Apocalyptic Shape — the visible figure of a vision-creature¶

Rev 9:7 — "the shapes (homoíōma) of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle"

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos) "man"	G444	3x (50%)	"likeness of men/of corruptible man" (Rom 1:23; 5:14; Phil 2:7)
γίνομαι (gínomai) "become"	G1096	2x (33%)	"made in the likeness" — coming-to-be in a form
θάνατος (thánatos) "death"	G2288	2x (33%)	"likeness of his death" / "death reigned…similitude" (Rom 5:14; 6:5)
θεός (theós) "God"	G2316	2x (33%)	likeness contrasted with or expressing divine action (Rom 1:23; 8:3)
εἰκών (eikṓn) "image"	G1504	1x (17%)	paired with homoíōma in the idolatry formula of Rom 1:23
Ἀδάμ (Adám)	G76	1x	"similitude of Adam's transgression" (Rom 5:14)
ἁμαρτία (hamartía) "sin"	G266	1x	"likeness of sinful flesh" (Rom 8:3)
ἀνάστασις (anástasis) "resurrection"	G386	1x	paired with death-likeness (Rom 6:5)

Word Family / Cognates¶

ὅμοιος (hómoios), G3664 — adjective "like, similar" (43x)
ὁμοιόω (homoióō), G3666 — verb "to make like, liken" (direct parent of homoíōma)
ὁμοιότης (homoiótēs), G3665 — abstract noun "likeness, similitude" (2x)
ὁμοίως (homoíōs), G3668 — adverb "likewise"
ἀφομοιόω (aphomoióō), G871 — "made like unto" (Heb 7:3, of Melchizedek)

Synonyms¶

G1504 εἰκών (eikōn) — image; the closest NT representational parallel, especially in Rom 1:23's idol-exchange setting.
G3669 ὁμοίωσις (homoiōsis) — similitude; the same word-family idea viewed more as the act/state of being made like.
G1497 εἴδωλον (eidōlon) — idol/image; surfaced by search_relationships.py because homoiōma frequently enters the image-representation and idolatry cluster.
G5499 χειροποίητος (cheiropoiētos) — made by hands; a manufactured-image neighbor rather than a strict lexical equivalent.
G3153 ματαιότης (mataiotēs) — vanity; a contextual associate from idol/creature-exchange studies rather than a one-to-one synonym.

search_relationships.py also surfaced G1581 ἐκκόπτω, G4689 σπένδω, and G6 Ἄβελ through linked-study relationships; those are better treated as contextual associations than lexical synonyms here.

Antonyms¶

No antonyms returned by search_relationships.py for G3667.

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
εἰκών (eikṓn)	G1504	"image/likeness"	eikōn = image as representation derived from an original (coin, idol, Christ as image of God); homoíōma = the resemblance-form itself, the figure produced
μορφή (morphḗ)	G3444	"form" (Phil 2:6–7 pair)	morphḗ = essential form expressing inward reality; homoíōma = outward likeness without necessarily asserting essence
σχῆμα (schḗma)	G4976	"fashion" (Phil 2:8)	schḗma = outward changeable appearance/guise; homoíōma = settled visible resemblance
ὁμοιότης (homoiótēs)	G3665	"similitude"	homoiótēs = the abstract quality of likeness; homoíōma = the concrete form that is the likeness
ὁμοίωσις (homoíōsis)	G3669	"similitude" (Jas 3:9)	homoíōsis = the act/process of being made like; homoíōma = the resulting likeness

UBS Semantic Domains¶

Code	Domain Label	Notes
064	Comparison	`search_relationships.py` keeps homoiōma in the comparison/resemblance field, matching its use for likeness, shape, and representational form.

Hebrew Source (via LXX)¶

Hebrew Source	Strong's	Co-occ	PMI	Notes
דְּמוּת (dᵉmûth)	H1823	13	8.85	primary — "resemblance, likeness" (Gen 1:26; Ezek 1:5,10,13,16,22,26,28)
תַּבְנִית (tabnîth)	H8403	9	8.69	"pattern, model, structure" (Exod 25:9,40; Deut 4:16–18)
תְּמוּנָה (tᵉmûnâh)	H8544	7	9.10	"form, similitude" (Deut 4:12,15–16; Num 12:8)
פֶּסֶל (peçel)	H6459	6	7.29	"carved/graven image" (Deut 4:16 ff.)
מַרְאֶה (marʼeh)	H4758	8	6.38	"appearance, sight"
רָקִיעַ (râqîaʻ)	H7549	3	7.29	"firmament" (LXX contexts in Ezek 1)

The strong Ezekiel-1 cluster (demûth, marʼeh, râqîaʻ) and the Deuteronomy-4 cluster (tabnîth, temûnâh, peçel) together account for most LXX occurrences of homoíōma. The word is the natural Greek vehicle for the OT vocabulary of cultic image-representation and prophetic vision-form.