ὅμοιος

See also: όμοιος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ὁμοῖος (homoîos) — Epic, Ionic, Old Attic
ὁμοίιος (homoíios) — Epic
ὔμοιος (úmoios) — Ionic
ὑμοῖος (humoîos) — Arcadocypriot

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hó.moi̯.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈ(h)o.my.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈo.my.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈo.my.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈo.mi.os/

Adjective

ὅμοιος • (hómoios) m (feminine ὁμοία, neuter ὅμοιον); first/second declension

like, resembling [with dative ‘someone, something’], similar [with dative ‘to someone, something’]
- c. 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. [Compare birds of a feather flock together.]
shared, common, mutual
suited to, appropriate for
equal
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.

Inflection

First and second declension of ὅμοιος; ὁμοίᾱ; ὅμοιον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ὅμοιος hómoios	ὁμοίᾱ homoíā	ὅμοιον hómoion	ὁμοίω homoíō	ὁμοίᾱ homoíā	ὁμοίω homoíō	ὅμοιοι hómoioi	ὅμοιαι hómoiai	ὅμοιᾰ hómoiă
Genitive	ὁμοίου homoíou	ὁμοίᾱς homoíās	ὁμοίου homoíou	ὁμοίοιν homoíoin	ὁμοίαιν homoíain	ὁμοίοιν homoíoin	ὁμοίων homoíōn	ὁμοίων homoíōn	ὁμοίων homoíōn
Dative	ὁμοίῳ homoíōi	ὁμοίᾳ homoíāi	ὁμοίῳ homoíōi	ὁμοίοιν homoíoin	ὁμοίαιν homoíain	ὁμοίοιν homoíoin	ὁμοίοις homoíois	ὁμοίαις homoíais	ὁμοίοις homoíois
Accusative	ὅμοιον hómoion	ὁμοίᾱν homoíān	ὅμοιον hómoion	ὁμοίω homoíō	ὁμοίᾱ homoíā	ὁμοίω homoíō	ὁμοίους homoíous	ὁμοίᾱς homoíās	ὅμοιᾰ hómoiă
Vocative	ὅμοιε hómoie	ὁμοίᾱ homoíā	ὅμοιον hómoion	ὁμοίω homoíō	ὁμοίᾱ homoíā	ὁμοίω homoíō	ὅμοιοι hómoioi	ὅμοιαι hómoiai	ὅμοιᾰ hómoiă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ὁμοίως homoíōs			ὁμοιότερος homoióteros			ὁμοιότᾰτος homoiótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ὁμοῖος; ὁμοίη; ὁμοῖον (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ὁμοῖος homoîos	ὁμοίη homoíē	ὁμοῖον homoîon	ὁμοίω homoíō	ὁμοίᾱ homoíā	ὁμοίω homoíō	ὁμοῖοι homoîoi	ὁμοῖαι homoîai	ὁμοῖᾰ homoîă
Genitive	ὁμοίοιο ὁμοίοο ὁμοίου homoíoio homoíoo homoíou	ὁμοίης homoíēs	ὁμοίοιο ὁμοίοο ὁμοίου homoíoio homoíoo homoíou	ὁμοίοιῐ̈ν homoíoiĭ̈n	ὁμοίαιῐ̈ν homoíaiĭ̈n	ὁμοίοιῐ̈ν homoíoiĭ̈n	ὁμοίων homoíōn	ὁμοιᾱ́ων ὁμοιέων ὁμοιῶν homoiā́ōn homoiéōn homoiôn	ὁμοίων homoíōn
Dative	ὁμοίῳ homoíōi	ὁμοίῃ homoíēi	ὁμοίῳ homoíōi	ὁμοίοιῐ̈ν homoíoiĭ̈n	ὁμοίαιῐ̈ν homoíaiĭ̈n	ὁμοίοιῐ̈ν homoíoiĭ̈n	ὁμοίοισῐ ὁμοίοισῐν ὁμοίοις homoíoisĭ(n) homoíois	ὁμοίῃσῐ ὁμοίῃσῐν ὁμοίῃς ὁμοίαις homoíēisĭ(n) homoíēis homoíais	ὁμοίοισῐ ὁμοίοισῐν ὁμοίοις homoíoisĭ(n) homoíois
Accusative	ὁμοῖον homoîon	ὁμοίην homoíēn	ὁμοῖον homoîon	ὁμοίω homoíō	ὁμοίᾱ homoíā	ὁμοίω homoíō	ὁμοίους homoíous	ὁμοίᾱς homoíās	ὁμοῖᾰ homoîă
Vocative	ὁμοῖε homoîe	ὁμοίη homoíē	ὁμοῖον homoîon	ὁμοίω homoíō	ὁμοίᾱ homoíā	ὁμοίω homoíō	ὁμοῖοι homoîoi	ὁμοῖαι homoîai	ὁμοῖᾰ homoîă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ὁμοίως homoíōs			ὁμοιότερος homoióteros			ὁμοιότᾰτος homoiótătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

ὁμοιάζω (homoiázō)
ὁμοιόμορφος (homoiómorphos)
ὁμοιότροπος (homoiótropos)
ὁμοιόω (homoióō)
ὁμοίως (homoíōs)

type	interrogative	indefinite	demonstrative			relative	indefinite relative	identity	other
type	interrogative	indefinite	(medial)	proximal	distal	relative	indefinite relative	identity	other
basic	τίς	τις, ἔνιοι	†ὁ, οὗτος	ὅδε	ἐκεῖνος	ὅς	ὅστις	ὁ αὐτός (αὑτός), ὁμός	ἕτερος, ἄλλος
dual	πότερος	πότερος, ποτερός				ὁπότερος
quality	ποῖος	ποιός	†τοῖος, τοιοῦτος	τοιόσδε		οἷος	ὁποῖος	ὅμοιος	ἑτεροῖος, ἀλλοῖος
quantity	πόσος	ποσός	†τόσος, τοσοῦτος	τοσόσδε		ὅσος	ὁπόσος
manner	πῶς	πως	†τώς, †ὥς, οὕτως	ὧδε		ὡς	ὅπως	ὁμῶς	ἑτέρως, ἄλλως
method, path, place	πῇ	πῃ	τῇ, ταύτῃ	τῇδε	ἐκείνῃ	ᾗ	ὅπῃ		ἄλλῃ
place	ποῦ, †πόθι	που, †ποθι	ἐνταῦθα	ἐνθάδε	ἐκεῖ, ἔνθα, †ἐκεῖθι	οὗ, ἔνθα, †ὅθι	ὅπου, †ὁπόθι	αὐτόθι, ὁμοῦ	ἄλλοθι
source	πόθεν	ποθεν, ἁμόθεν	†τόθεν, ἔνθεν, ἐντεῦθεν	ἐνθένδε	ἐκεῖθεν	ὅθεν	ὁπόθεν	†ὁμόθεν	ἄλλοθεν
destination	ποῖ, †πόσε	ποι	ἔνθα, ἐνταῦθα	ἐνθάδε, δεῦρο	ἐκεῖσε	οἷ	ὅποι, †ὁπόσε	αὐτόσε, ὁμόσε	ἄλλοσε
time	πότε, πῆμος	ποτέ, ποτε, τοτέ, ἐνίοτε	τότε, τῆμος	τημόσδε		ὅτε, ἦμος	ὁπότε, †ὁππῆμος	ἅμα	ἄλλοτε
exact time	πηνίκα		†τηνίκα, τηνικαῦτα	τηνικάδε		ἡνίκα	ὁπηνίκα	αὐτίκα
duration of time			τέως			ἕως
size, age	πηλίκος	πηλίκος	†τηλίκος, τηλικοῦτος	τηλικόσδε		ἡλίκος	ὁπηλίκος	ὁμῆλιξ
repetition	ποσάκις, ποσίνδα	ποσάκις	τουτάκις, τοσάκις			†ὁσάκις ὁποσάκις	ὁποσάκις
multiplication	ποσαπλάσιος					ὁσαπλάσιος, ὁσαπλασίων
order	πόστος	ποστός					ὁπόστος
† Forms rarely or never used in Classical Attic prose Relative also used in exclamations; either relative or indefinite relative used in indirect questions.