hómoios

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

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /hó.moi̯.os/ → /ˈo.my.os/ → /ˈo.mi.os/

Adjective

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

1. like, resembling [with dative ‘someone, something’], similar [with dative ‘to someone, something’] [ quotations ▼]
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.