to confess/profess

Greek Verb

ὁμολογέω, -ῶ (ὁμόλογος, of one mind: Dan LXX Su 1:60 *), [in LXX: Job.40:9 (14) (יָדָה hi.), Jer.44:25 (נָדַר), al;] 1) to speak the same language (Hdt.). 2) to agree with (Hdt, Plat, al.). 3) to agree, confess, acknowledge (Plat, al.): absol, Jhn.1:20 12:42; pass, Rom.10:10; before ὅτι, ib, Heb.11:13; with accusative of thing(s), Act.23:8, 1Jn.1:9, Rev.3:5; id. with dative of person(s), Act.24:14; with accusative cogn, 1Ti.6:12; with accusative of person(s), 1Jn.2:23 Jn 4:3; id. before pred. accusative (Bl, § 34, 5; 73, 5), Jhn.9:22, Rom.10:9, 1Jn.4:2 Jn 4:15, 2Jn.7; with inf. (M, Pr., 229), Tit.1:16; with dative of person(s) before ὅτι, Mat.7:23; before ἐν, with dative of person(s) (M, Pr., 104; Bl, § 41, 2), Mat.10:32, Luk.12:8. 4) to agree, promise: τ. ἐπαγγελίαν, Act.7:17; with inf. obj. (Bl, § 61, 3), Mat.14:7. 5) = ἐξμολογέω, to praise: Heb.13:15 (Westc, in l). (cf. ἀνθ-ομολογέομοι, ἐξμολογέω.) (AS)

to confess/profess

Greek Verb

ὁμολογ-έω, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: future A) -ήσω[Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ὡμολόγησα [Refs]: perfect ὡμολόγηκα [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, present and aorist, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— passive, future -ήσομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ὡμολογήθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect ὡμολόγημαι [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc:—to be ὁμόλογος: hence, A.I) agree with, say the same thing as, with dative, λέγουσι Κορίνθιοι, ὁμολογέουσι δέ σφι Λέσβιοι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Κυρηναῖοι τὰ περὶ B άττον οὐδαμῶς -έουσι Θηραίοισι [Refs] A.II) correspond, agree with, whether of persons or things, with dative, [τὸ ἓν] ἑωυτῷ ὁ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; have to do with, ὁμολογέοντας κατ᾽ οἰκηϊότητα Περσίϊ οὐδέν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὥστε μηδὲν ὁμολογεῖν τὼ τρόπω τὼ ἀλλήλων are utterly unlike, [Refs 5th c.BC+] A.II.b) to be coordinated, πρὸς ἓν ἔργον [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: metaphorically, of a vowel, agree, i. e. form a diphthong, [Refs 1st c.AD+] A.II.c) to be suitable for, with genitive, ὁμολογεῖ ὤμου ἡ περὶ τὴν ἑτέρην μασχάλην περιβολή [Refs 5th c.BC+] A.II.2) agree to a thing, grant, concede, ὁμολογῶ τάδε S. [prev. cited]: absolutely, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁμολογοῖεν ἂν ἡμῖν οἱ ἄνθρωποι, ἢ ο; [Refs]; ὅπως. τῇ τύχῃ σου χάριτας ὁμολογεῖν δυνηθῶ that I may avow my gratitude, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; ὁ. χάριν θεοῖς acknowledge gratitude, [NT+2nd c.AD+] appears to be an Aramaism; ὁ. ἐφ᾽ ἁμαρτίαις [LXX] without accusative _of things_, ὁμολογῶ σοι I grant you, i.e. [Refs]admit it, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; parenthetically, ἀφειλόμην, ὁμολογῶ I allow it, [Refs 5th c.BC+]infinitive, ὁ. Νικίαν ἑορακέναι allows, confesses that he has seen, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ. σε ἀδικεῖν I confess that I am wronging thee, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ. οὐκ εἰδέναι confess ignorance, [Refs 5th c.BC+], compare 197; especially in receipts, ὁ. ἀπέχειν, ἐσχηκέναι, etc, [Refs 3rd c.BC+], etc; in contracts, ὁ. διαλελύσθαι πρὸς ἀλλήλους [Refs 3rd c.BC+], etc; τοῦθ᾽ ὁ. ὡς. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; see below with A.II.3) agree or promise to do, with future infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with aorist infinitive, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: with present infinitive, ὡμολόγησαν ἑκατὸν τάλαντα ἐκτείσαντες ἀζήμιοι εἶναι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: also frequently absolutely, promise, μισθῷ ὁμολογήσαντες (i.e. ἀπαλλάξεσθαι) [Refs]; ὁ ὁμολογῶν the person who gives an undertaking, [Refs 1st c.AD+], etc; make an agreement, come to terms, τινι with another, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ τούτοισι on these terms, [Refs 5th c.BC+] A.II.3.b) with accusative, promise, τῆς ἐπαγγελίας ἧς (for ἣν) ὡμολόγησεν ὁ θεὸς τῷ Ἀβραάμ [NT] B) middle, in sense of active, ὑπεναντίος ὁ τρόπος. ὁμολογεόμενος [Refs 5th c.BC+] C) passive, to be agreed upon, allowed or granted by common consent, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, with predicate added, to be allowed or confessed to be so and so, ἡ ὑπὸ πάντων ὁμολογουμένη ἄριστον εἶναι εἰρήνη [Refs 5th c.BC+] C.2) without infinitive, ἡ τοῦ οἰκείου. ἕξις. δικαιοσύνη ἂν ὁμολογοῖτο should be allowed [to be] justice, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοὺς -ουμένους θεούς those who are admitted [to be] gods, [Refs 5th c.BC+] C.3) absolutely, ὁμολογεῖται it is granted, agreed, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ ὡμολογημένα the things granted, [Refs]; ἐξ ὁμολογουμένου, ={ὁμολογουμένως}, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to assent, i.e. covenant, acknowledge; con- (pro-)fess, confession is made, give thanks, promise; from a compound of the base of g3674 (ὁμοῦ) and g3056 (λόγος)