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ὁμοίως
homoíōs · Greek · Strong's G3668 · 31 occurrences
The KJV renders 5 different Hebrew and Greek words as “likewise”
What it means
similarly
adverb from G3664 (ὅμοιος);
How the KJV renders it
likewise
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
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Where it appears
31 occurrences in the Greek text.
1 Corinthians 7:3 · ADV
Let the husband give his wife the affection owed her, and likewise also the wife her husband.
1 Corinthians 7:4 · ADV
The wife doesn’t have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise also the husband doesn’t have authority over his own body, but the wife does.
1 Corinthians 7:22 · ADV
For he who was called in the Lord being a bondservant is the Lord’s free man. Likewise he who was called being free is Christ’s bondservant.
1 Peter 3:1 · ADV
In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands, so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word,
1 Peter 3:7 · ADV
You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman as to the weaker vessel, as also being joint heirs of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.
1 Peter 5:5 · ADV
Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility and subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Hebrews 9:21 ADVJames 2:25 ADVJohn 5:19 ADVJohn 6:11 ADVJohn 21:13 ADVJude 1:8 ADVLuke 3:11 ADVLuke 5:10 ADVLuke 5:33 ADVLuke 6:31 ADVLuke 10:32 ADVLuke 10:37 ADVLuke 13:3 ADVLuke 16:25 ADVLuke 17:28 ADVLuke 17:31 ADVLuke 22:36 ADVMatthew 22:26 ADVMatthew 26:35 ADVMatthew 27:41 ADVMark 4:16 ADVMark 15:31 ADVRevelation 2:15 ADVRevelation 8:12 ADVRomans 1:27 ADV
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