homologia · confession

What it means

homologia (ὁμολογία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “confession”.

Saying the same thing, declaring aloud what one believes.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. What someone openly declares they believe.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• 2 Corinthians×1
• 1 Timothy×2
• Hebrews×3

• 2 Corinthians 9:13

  Through the proof of this service they glorify God for the submission of your confession to the good news of the Messiah and for the generosity of your sharing with them and with all,

• 1 Timothy 6:12

  Fight the good fight of the faith; take hold of eternal life, to which you were called and for which you made the good confession before many witnesses.

• 1 Timothy 6:13

  I command you before God who gives life to all things, and the Messiah Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,

• Hebrews 3:1

  Therefore, holy brothers, sharers in a heavenly calling, consider the apostle and high priest of our confession, Jesus,

• Hebrews 4:14

  Since, then, we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold on to the confession.

• Hebrews 10:23

  Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for the one who promised is faithful.