ὁμολογία, ὁμολογίας, ἡ (ὁμολογέω, which see (cf. Winers Grammar, 35 (34))), in the N. T. profession (R. V. uniformly confession); a. subjectively: ἀρχιερέα τῆς ὁμολογίας ἡμῶν, i. e. whom we profess (to be ours), Heb_3:1 (but others refer this to b.). b. objectively, profession (confession) i. e. what one professes (confesses): Heb_4:14; 1Ti_6:12 (see ὁμολογέω, 3); 13 (see μαρτυρέω, a. p. 391a); τῆς ἐλπίδος, the substance of our profession, which we embrace with hope, Heb_10:23; εἰς τό εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Χριστοῦ, relative to the gospel, 2Co_9:13 (translate, for the obedience ye render to what ye profess concerning the gospel; cf. ἡ εἰς τόν τοῦ Θεοῦ Χριστόν ὁμολογία, Justin Martyr, dialog contra Trypho, c. 47 a construction occasioned perhaps by ἡ εἰς τόν Χριστόν πίστις, Col_2:5; (cf. Winers Grammar, 381 (357))). ((Herodotus, Plato, others.))

ὁμολογία homologia 6x assent, consent; profession, 2Co_9:13 ; 1Ti_6:12-13 ; Heb_3:1 ; Heb_4:14 ; Heb_10:23

ὁμολογία , -ας , ἡ ( < όμολογέω ), [in LXX : Deu_12:6 ; Deu_12:17 . Amo_4:5 , Eze_46:12 ( H5071 ), Lev_22:18 , Jer_44:25 ( H5088 ), 1Es_9:8 * ;] 1. in cl ., an agreement assent, compact (in Papyri, of a contract; Deiss., BS , 249). 2. confession (prob. always in an objective sense): 2Co_9:13 , 1Ti_6:12-13 Heb_3:1 ; Heb_4:14 ; Heb_10:13 .†

ὁμολογία [page 449] ὁμολογία is very common in our sources in the sense contract, agreement, e.g. P Eleph 2 .2 (B.C. 285 4) συγγραφὴ καὶ ὁμολογία the heading of a Will, P Ryl II. 178 .13 (early i/A.D.) Τασεῦς Πετε̣ε̣ῦτος τέθειμαι τὴν ὁμολογίαν καὶ ἐκθρέψωι τὸ δουλικὸν σωμάτιον Θερμουθάριον ἐπὶ τὰ δύο ἔτηι , I, Taseus daughter of Peteeus have made the agreement and I will nurse the infant slave Thermoutharion for the two years (Edd.), ib. 161 .6 (A.D. 71) κατὰ τήνδε τὴν ὁμολογίαν , in accordance with this agreement, P Fay 91 .1 (A.D. 99) ὁμολ (ογία ) Θενετκουεῖς πρὸ (ς ) Λούκιο (ν ), agreement of Thenetkoueis with Lucius, P Tebt II. 392 .23 (A.D. 134 5) ἕτερα ἐφ᾽ οἷς ἡ ὁμολογεί [α ] περιέχει , other items according to the terms of the agreement (Edd.), P Oxy XIV. 1627 .20 (A.D. 342) πρὸς δὲ ἀμεριμνίαν σου τήνδε τὴν ὁμολογίαν σοι ἐξεδόμην , and for your security I have issued to you this contract (Edd.). and from the inscrr. Syll 214 .30 (iii/B.C.) τὴν περὶ τῆς συμμαχίας ὁμολογίαν ἥκουσι κομίζοντες . For ὁμολόγημα . a see P Strass I. 40 .27 (A.D. 569) with the editor s note. Ὁμόλογος is a technical term for a labourer working under a contract, cf. e.g. Ostr 413 .2 (A.D. 63) (= LAE , p 105, where Deissmann compares Mat_20:1-16 , 1Co_9:7 ), and for ὁμόλογος γῆ , with reference to land of which the liability was agreed upon, see P Ryl II. p. 286 f.

ὁμολογία ὁμολογία, ἡ, [Etym: from ὁμολογέω] "agreement", Plat. "an assent, admission, concession", id=Plat. : κατὰ τὴν ἐμὴν ὁμ. by my "admission", id=Plat. "an agreement made, compact", id=Plat. ; often in pl., id=Plat. ; esp. in war, "terms of surrender", Hdt. , Thuc.

ὁμολογία, -ας, ἡ (όμολογέω), [in LXX: Deu.12:6, 17. Amo.4:5, Eze.46:12 (נְדָבָה), Lev.22:18, Jer.44:25 (נֶדֶר), I Est.9:8 * ;] __1. in cl., an agreement assent, compact (in π., of a contract; Deiss., BS, 249). __2. confession (prob. always in an objective sense): 2Co.9:13, 1Ti.6:12-13 Heb.3:1 4:14 10:13.† (AS)