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It implies a public declaration of belief and allegiance, often in the face of opposition or persecution. The term can also encompass the idea of agreement or assent to a set of beliefs or truths.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, public declarations and oaths were common in legal and civic contexts. For early Christians, "homologia" took on a profound significance as believers were often required to publicly declare their faith in Christ, sometimes at great personal risk. This confession was not merely verbal but was expected to be reflected in one's life and actions.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 3671</b> <i>homología</i> (from <a href="/greek/3674.htm">3674</a> <i>/homoú</i>, "the same, together" and <a href="/greek/3004.htm">3004</a> <i>/légō</i>, "<i>speak</i> to a conclusion, <i>lay to rest</i>") – properly, a <i>conclusion</i> embraced by<i> common confession</i> (<i>profession</i>,<i> affirmation</i>). </p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/3671.htm">3671</a> <i>/homología</i> ("common confession") can refer to the <i>collective agreement of Christians</i> about<i> what God loves</i> and<i> hates</i> – and <i>the courage</i> to proclaim it! See also <a href="/greek/3670.htm">3670</a> (<i>homologéō</i>).</p><p class="discovery">[The cognate verb, <a href="/greek/3670.htm">3670</a> <i>/homologéō</i>, also means "to say the <i>same thing</i> about."</p><p class="discovery">3671 (<i>homologia</i>) in classical Greek means, "<i>an agreement, assent, compact </i>(in the papyri, of a <i>contract</i>; Deiss., <i>BS, </i>249), hence <i>a confession</i>" (<i>Abbott-Smith</i>).]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/3670.htm">homologeó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>an agreement, confession<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>confession (6).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3671: ὁμολογία</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ὁμολογία</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ὁμολογίας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">ὁμολογέω</span>, which see (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, 35 (34))), in the N. T. <span class="accented">profession</span> (<span class="abbreviation">R. V.</span> uniformly <span class="accented">confession</span>); <p><span class="emphasized">a.</span> subjectively: <span class="greek2">ἀρχιερέα</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">ὁμολογίας</span> <span class="greek2">ἡμῶν</span>, i. e. whom we profess (to be ours), <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/3-1.htm">Hebrews 3:1</a> (but others refer this to b.). <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> <span class="accented">objectively, profession (confession) i. e. what one professes</span> (confesses): <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/4-14.htm">Hebrews 4:14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/6-12.htm">1 Timothy 6:12</a> (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ὁμολογέω</span></span>, 3); 13 (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">μαρτυρέω</span></span>, a. p. 391a); <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">ἐλπίδος</span>, the substance of our profession, which we embrace with hope, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/10-23.htm">Hebrews 10:23</a>; <span class="greek2">εἰς</span> <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">εὐαγγέλιον</span> <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">Χριστοῦ</span>, relative to the gospel, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/9-13.htm">2 Corinthians 9:13</a> (<span class="accented">translate, for the obedience ye render to what ye profess concerning the gospel</span>; cf. <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">εἰς</span> <span class="greek2">τόν</span> <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">Θεοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">Χριστόν</span> <span class="greek2">ὁμολογία</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Justin Martyr</span>, dialog contra Trypho, <p><span class="emphasized">c.</span> 47 — a construction occasioned perhaps by <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">εἰς</span> <span class="greek2">τόν</span> <span class="greek2">Χριστόν</span> <span class="greek2">πίστις</span>, <a href="/interlinear/colossians/2-5.htm">Colossians 2:5</a>; (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, 381 (357))). ((<span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, others.))<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>confession, profession. <p>From the same as <a href="/greek/3670.htm">homologeo</a>; acknowledgment -- con- (pro-)fession, professed. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3670.htm">homologeo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ομολογίαις ομολογιαν ομολογίαν ὁμολογίαν ομολογιας ομολογίας ὁμολογίας homologian homologían homologias homologías omologian omologias<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/9-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 9:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὑποταγῇ τῆς <b>ὁμολογίας</b> ὑμῶν εἰς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for [your] obedience <span class="itali">to your confession</span> of the gospel<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for your <span class="itali">professed</span> subjection unto<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/9-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> submission of the <span class="itali">confession</span> of you to<p><b><a href="/text/1_timothy/6-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 6:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὴν καλὴν <b>ὁμολογίαν</b> ἐνώπιον πολλῶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the good <span class="itali">confession</span> in the presence<br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a good <span class="itali">profession</span> before<br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/6-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the good <span class="itali">confession</span> before many<p><b><a href="/text/1_timothy/6-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 6:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὴν καλὴν <b>ὁμολογίαν</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the good <span class="itali">confession</span> before<br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> witnessed a good <span class="itali">confession;</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/6-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the good <span class="itali">confession</span><p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/3-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 3:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀρχιερέα τῆς <b>ὁμολογίας</b> ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and High Priest <span class="itali">of our confession;</span><br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of our <span class="itali">profession,</span> Christ<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/3-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> high priest of the <span class="itali">confession</span> of us Jesus<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/4-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 4:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κρατῶμεν τῆς <b>ὁμολογίας</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> let us hold fast <span class="itali">our confession.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> let us hold fast <span class="itali">[our] profession.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/4-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> we should hold fast the <span class="itali">confession</span><p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/10-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 10:23</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κατέχωμεν τὴν <b>ὁμολογίαν</b> τῆς ἐλπίδος</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Let us hold fast <span class="itali">the confession</span> of our hope<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Let us hold fast <span class="itali">the profession</span> of [our] faith<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/10-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> We should hold fast to the <span class="itali">confession</span> of the hope<p><b><a href="/greek/3671.htm">Strong's Greek 3671</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3671.htm">6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/omologian_3671.htm">ὁμολογίαν — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/omologias_3671.htm">ὁμολογίας — 3 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/3670.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3670"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3670" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3672.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3672"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3672" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>