ὅμοιος

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See also: όμοιος

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

ὁμός (homós, same) +‎ -ιος (-ios, adjectival suffix)

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Adjective

ὅμοιος (hómoiosm (feminine ὁμοία, neuter ὅμοιον); first/second declension

  1. Like, resembling , similar
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 17.218:
      ὡς αἰεὶ τὸν ὁμοῖον ἄγει θεὸς ὡς τὸν ὁμοῖον.
      hōs aieì tòn homoîon ágei theòs hōs tòn homoîon.
      as always the god brings like to like.
  2. Shared, common, mutual
  3. Suited to, appropriate for
  4. Equal
  5. The same

Usage notes

In the sense “like”, the word is usually followed by the dative; but sometimes by the genitive instead. Sometimes it is modified by an accusative that specifies the way in which the person or thing in question is like something else.

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