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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

(homoîos) – Epic, Ionic, Old Attic
? (homoíios) – Epic
(úmoios) – Ionic
(humoîos) – Arcadocypriot

Etymology

? (homós, "same") +‎ - (-ios, adjectival suffix)

Pronunciation

(5^thBCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hó.moi?.os/
(1^stCE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /'(h)o.my.os/
(4^thCE Koine) IPA^(key): /'o.my.os/
(10^thCE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /'o.my.os/
(15^thCE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /'o.mi.os/

Adjective

o (hómoios) m (feminine , neuter ); first/second declension

Like, resembling [+dative = someone, something], similar [+dative = to someone, something]
- 800 BCE - 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 17.218:
  ? ? ? .
  h?s aieì tòn homoîon ágei theòs h?s 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 ; ; (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hómoios	homoí?	hómoion	homoí?	homoí?	homoí?	hómoioi	hómoiai	hómoia
Genitive	homoíou	homoí?s	homoíou	? homoíoin	? homoíain	? homoíoin	homoí?n	homoí?n	homoí?n
Dative	homoí?i	homoí?i	homoí?i	? homoíoin	? homoíain	? homoíoin	? homoíois	? homoíais	? homoíois
Accusative	hómoion	homoí?n	hómoion	homoí?	homoí?	homoí?	? homoíous	homoí?s	hómoia
Vocative	hómoie	homoí?	hómoion	homoí?	homoí?	homoí?	hómoioi	hómoiai	hómoia
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	homoí?s			? homoióteros			? homoiótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ; ; (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	homoîos	homoí?	homoîon	homoí?	homoí?	homoí?	homoîoi	homoîai	homoîa
Genitive	/ ? / ? / / homoíou / homoioîo / homoíoio / homoióo / homoíoo	homoí?s	/ ? / ? / / homoíou / homoioîo / homoíoio / homoióo / homoíoo	homoíoiin	? / / ? homoíai(i)n / homoí?iin	homoíoiin	homoí?n	/ / homoin / homoién / homoiôn	homoí?n
Dative	homoí?i	homoí?i	homoí?i	homoíoiin	? / / ? homoíai(i)n / homoí?iin	homoíoiin	/ / ? homoíoisi(n) / homoíois	? / / / ? homoí?isi(n) / homoí?is / homoíais	/ / ? homoíoisi(n) / homoíois
Accusative	homoîon	homoí?n	homoîon	homoí?	homoí?	homoí?	? homoíous	homoí?s	homoîa
Vocative	homoîe	homoí?	homoîon	homoí?	homoí?	homoí?	homoîoi	homoîai	homoîa
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	homoí?s			? homoióteros			? homoiótatos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

? (homoiáz?)
(homoiótropos)
(homoió?)
(homoí?s)

type	interrogative	indefinite	(medial) demonstrative	proximal demonstrative	distal demonstrative	relative	indefinite relative	identity	other
basic		,	+?,		?			? (), ?	,
dual	?	?, ?
quality			+,	?		?			, ?
quantity			+,	?		?
manner			+, +,				?	?	,
method, path, place			,	?		?			?
place	, +?	, +?	?		?, ?, +	, ?, +	?, +	, ?
source			+, ,		?	?		+	?
destination	, +?		?, ?				?, +	,
time	?,	?, ?, ?,	?,	?		, ?	, +?
exact time			+,				?
duration of time			?
size, age	?	?	+?, ?
repetition	?, ?	?	, ?			+
multiplication						?, ?
order							?
+ Forms rarely or never used in Classical Attic prose Relative also used in exclamations; either relative or indefinite relative used in indirect questions.