ὁμολογίαhomología
acknowledgment
Greek (New Testament) · G3671
Meanings
1. in classical Greek, an agreement, assent, compact.
2. confession (prob. always in an objective sense): 2 Corinthians 9:13, 1 Timothy 6:12, 1 Timothy 6:13, Hebrews 3:1, Hebrews 4:14, Hebrews 10:13.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- 2 Corinthians 9:13 As a result of your ministry, they will give glory to God. For your generosity to them and to all believers will prove that you are obedient to the Good News of Christ.
- 1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you, which you have declared so well before many witnesses.
- 1 Timothy 6:13 And I charge you before God, who gives life to all, and before Christ Jesus, who gave a good testimony before Pontius Pilate,
- Hebrews 3:1 And so, dear brothers and sisters who belong to God and are partners with those called to heaven, think carefully about this Jesus whom we declare to be God’s messenger and High Priest.
- Hebrews 4:14 So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe.
- Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.