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ὁμοίωσις

ὁμοίωσις, a becoming like, assimilation

ὁμοί-ωσις, εως, ἡ,
  • a being made like, θεῷ Pl. Tht. 176b.
      • 2 likeness, resemblance, Thphr. Lap. 41; opp. ἀλλοίωσις, Pl. R. 454c; καθʼ ὁμοίωσιν θεοῦ Ep.Jac. 3.9, cf. LXX Ge. 1.26.
      • 3 establishment of a resemblance, τῆς ὁ. ἕνεκεν αὐτῆς λαμβάνεσθαι τὰς μεταφοράς Phld. Rh. 1.177 S.
        • b Gramm., comparison, -ώσεως ἐπιρρήματα D.T. 642.6.
      • 4 simile, Ps.-Plu. Vit.Hom. 84, al.
      • 5 Pythag. name for nine, Theol.Ar. 57.

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