ἐξομολογέομαι

ἐξομολογ-έομαι,

• confess, τὰς ἁμαρτίας LXX Da. 9.20, Ev.Matt. 3.6, al., J. AJ 8.4.6; admit, acknowledge, μυθογραφίαν Str. 1.2.35; ἧτταν Plu. Eum. 17; πίστεις PGnom. 18; ὅτι . . Ep.Phil. 2.11, Luc. Herm. 75; διότι . . LXX 2 Ma. 7.37; esp. in legal formulae, ἐ. εἰληφέναι PAvrom. 1.7 (i B.C.); acknowledge, υἱόν POxy. 1473.9 (iii A.D.): abs., acknowledge a liability, PHib. 1.30.18 (iii B.C.).
• • • 2 make grateful acknowledgements, give thanks, sing praises, LXX 2 Ki. 22.50, al., Ph. 1.59, al., Ev.Matt. 11.25: c. acc., τοῦτο τῷ Κυρίῳ LXX Ge. 29.35.
  • II later in Act., agree, consent, Ev.Luc. 22.6:—Pass., ἐξωμολογημέναι ἀποδείξεις agreed, admitted proofs, SIG 685.95 (Magn. Mae., ii B. C.).

ἐξομολογέομαι, eingestehen, bekennen ; τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἄνευ βασάνων Plut. Anton. 59 ; Luc. Hermot. 75 u. a.Sp.; τὰς ἁμαρτίας Matth. 3.6 u. oft im NT ; im act., versprechen, Luc. 22.6, l.d.

ἐξομολογέομαι fut. ήσομαι

• • IDep. to confess in full, Plut., NTest.
  • • 2to make full acknowledgments, give thanks, NTest.
  • IIin Act. to agree, promise, NTest.