Lexical Summary anthomologeomai: to acknowledge fully, confess Original Word: ἀνθομολογέομαιTransliteration: anthomologeomai Phonetic Spelling: (anth-om-ol-og-eh'-om-ahee) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to acknowledge fully, confess Meaning: to acknowledge fully, confess Strong's Concordance give thanks. From anti and the middle voice of homologeo; to confess in turn, i.e. Respond in praise -- give thanks. see GREEK anti see GREEK homologeo Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 437: ἀνθομολογέομαιἀνθομολογέομαι, ἀνθομολγοῦμαι: (imperfect ἀνθωμολογουμην); (ἀντί and ὁμολογέομαι); in Greek writings (from Demosthenes down) 1. to reply by professing or by confessing. 2. to agree mutually (in turn), to make a compact. 3. "to acknowledge in the presence of (ἀντί before, over against; cf. ἐξομυλογεῖσθαι ἔναντι κυρίου, 2 Chronicles 7:6) anyone" (see Winer's De verb. comp. etc. Part iii., p. 19f): τάς ἁμαρτίας to confess sins, Josephus, Antiquities 8, 10, 3 (Bekker reads ἀνομολογουμενους); cf. 1 Esdr. 8:88 (90). τίνι, to declare something in honor of one, to celebrate his praises, give thanks to him, Luke 2:38; (for הודָה in Psalm 78:13 |
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