To resemble
παρομοιάζωStrong’s G3945paromoiazō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Paromoiazō is the Greek word usually translated “resemble”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.”
Meaning
Usually translated “resemble”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- you resemble 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
παρομοιάζω paromoiazō · to resemble
παρ-ομοιάζω to be like: with dative, Mat.23:27.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “resemble” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
RESEM'BLE, verb transitive
s as z. [See similar.]
- To have the likeness of; to bear the similitude of something, either in form, figure or qualities.“Each one resembled the children of a king” Judges 8:18
- To liken; to compare; to represent as like something else.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.