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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To be like or similar to; to bear the similitude of, either in appearance or qualities; as, these brothers resemble each other.

2. (v. t.) To liken; to compare; to represent as like.

3. (v. t.) To counterfeit; to imitate.

4. (v. t.) To cause to imitate or be like.

Greek

3945. paromoiazo -- to be like
... to be like. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: paromoiazo Phonetic Spelling:
(par-om-oy-ad'-zo) Short Definition: I resemble Definition: I resemble, am like. ...
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3662. homoiazo -- agree.
... agree. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: homoiazo Phonetic Spelling:
(hom-oy-ad'-zo) Short Definition: I am like, resemble Definition: I am like, resemble. ...
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1503. eiko -- be like.
... be like. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: eiko Phonetic Spelling: (i'-ko) Short
Definition: I am like, resemble Definition: I am like, resemble. ...
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3666. homoioo -- to make like
... make like, compare, resemble. From homoios; to assimilate, ie Compare; passively,
to become similar -- be (make) like, (in the) liken(-ess), resemble. ...
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2929. krustallizo -- to shine like crystal
... be clear as crystal. From krustallos; to make (ie Intransitively, resemble) ice
("crystallize") -- be clear as crystal. see GREEK krustallos. ...
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3877. parakoloutheo -- to follow closely, to investigate
... from 3844 , "from close-beside" and 190 , "follow") -- properly, follow closely,
especially through a ; follow after closely to resemble (illustrate, play out ...
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Strong's Hebrew

1819. damah -- to be like, resemble
... 1818, 1819. damah. 1820 . to be like, resemble. Transliteration: damah Phonetic
Spelling: (daw-maw') Short Definition: like. Word Origin a prim. ...
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7737. shavah -- to agree with, be like, resemble
... 7736, 7737. shavah. 7737a . to agree with, be like, resemble. Transliteration:
shavah Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-vaw') Short Definition: avail. ...
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7737a. shavah -- to agree with, be like, resemble
... 7737, 7737a. shavah. 7737b . to agree with, be like, resemble. Transliteration:
shavah Short Definition: composed. Word Origin a prim. ...
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4911. mashal -- to represent, be like
... Denominative from mashal; to liken, ie (transitively) to use figurative language
(an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemble -- be(-come ...
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7739. shvah -- to become like
... make like (Aramaic): corresponding to shavah; to resemble -- make like. see HEBREW
shavah. 7738, 7739. shvah. 7739a . Strong's Numbers.
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8389. toar -- outline, form
... be drawn, mark out. From ta'ar; outline, ie Figure or appearance -- + beautiful,
X comely, countenance, + fair, X favoured, form, X goodly, X resemble, visage. ...
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5566. semel -- an image, statue
... figure, idol, image. Or cemel {say'-mel}; from an unused root meaning to resemble;
a likeness -- figure, idol, image. 5565, 5566. semel or semel. 5567 . ...
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1821. demah -- to be like
... be like. (Aramaic) corresponding to damah; to resemble -- be like. see HEBREW
damah. 1820, 1821. demah. 1822 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

But those Who, in the Opinion of Celsus, Resemble the Workers in ...
... Chapter LVIII. But those who, in the opinion of Celsus, resemble the workers
in wool in private� But those who, in the opinion ...
/.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter lviii but those who.htm

The Mythology Respecting the Gods; the Dogmas of the Manichæans ...
... Chapter X."The Mythology Respecting the Gods; The Dogmas of the Manichæans Resemble
This: the Homeric Allegory of the Battle of the Gods; Envy and Emulation ...
/.../alexander/of the manichaeans/chapter x the mythology respecting the.htm

If Christians and the Heathen Thus Resemble Each Other, There is ...
... If Christians and the Heathen Thus Resemble Each Other, There is Great Difference
in the Grounds and Nature of Their Apparently Similar Conduct. ...
/.../tertullian/ad nationes/chapter xix name christians and.htm

Whether God is Altogether Simple
... simple. God's creatures resemble him. ... 7). On the first point: God's creatures
resemble him as effects resemble their first cause. ...
/.../aquinas/nature and grace/article seven whether god is 2.htm

Mathew xi. 10
... Take those tastes in us which most resemble the instincts of a brute; and you will
find that in these, as with instinct, common consent becomes a sure rule. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/arnold/the christian life/lecture xvi mathew xi 10.htm

Upon Our Lord's SermonOn the Mount
... this day. (2 Kings 17:33.). How nearly does the practice of most modern
Christians resemble this of the ancient Heathens! "They fear ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 29 upon our lords.htm

part i.
... They were made in his own image"framed to resemble him in their intellectual and
moral capacities, and to imitate him in the spirit of their deportment. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/clark/the faithful steward/part i.htm

Sikera, a Manufactured and Spurious Wine, yet Intoxicating; Things ...
... Moreover, it is not only forbidden to virgins in any way to touch those things which
are made from that vine, but even such things as resemble them and are ...
/.../chapter vi sikera a manufactured and.htm

The Sermon on the Mount.
... [Fish and bread were the common food of the peasants of Galilee. A stone might
resemble a cake, but if given it would deceive the child. ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/xlii the sermon on the 8.htm

What was the First Cause of Making Images; of the True Likeness of ...
... they should see nothing present which they may adore, and therefore they set up
images; and since these are representations of the dead, they resemble the dead ...
/.../lactantius/the divine institutes/chap ii what was the first.htm

Thesaurus

Resemble (15 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To be like or similar to; to bear the similitude of, either in appearance
or qualities; as, these brothers resemble each other. ...
/r/resemble.htm - 11k

Resembled (18 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Resemble. Multi-Version Concordance
Resembled (18 Occurrences). Romans 9:29 Even as Isaiah ...
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Teachings (34 Occurrences)
... Matthew 7:24 "Every one who hears these my teachings and acts upon them will be
found to resemble a wise man who builds his house upon rock; (WEY). ...
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Pearl (5 Occurrences)
... Used also figuratively. 14. (vt) To cause to resemble pearls; to make into small
round grains; as, to pearl barley. 15. (vi) To resemble pearl or pearls. 16. ...
/p/pearl.htm - 10k

Builds (18 Occurrences)
... Matthew 7:24 "Every one who hears these my teachings and acts upon them will be
found to resemble a wise man who builds his house upon rock; (WEY). ...
/b/builds.htm - 11k

Dog (19 Occurrences)
... In this connection, it is noteworthy that the dogs of certain regions greatly
resemble the wolves of those regions. The pariah dogs ...
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Type (12 Occurrences)
... of latitude; yet one general idea is common to all, namely, "likeness." A person,
event or thing is so fashioned or appointed as to resemble another; the one ...
/t/type.htm - 23k

Samaritan (8 Occurrences)
... latter. Another point to be observed is that the letters which resemble each
other in one alphabet do not always resemble in another. ...
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Venom (8 Occurrences)
... Romans 3:13 "Their throats resemble an opened grave; with their tongues they have
been talking deceitfully." "The venom of vipers lies hidden behind their lips ...
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Unscrupulous (2 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Ephesians 4:14 So we shall no longer be babes nor shall we resemble mariners
tossed on the waves and carried about with every changing wind of doctrine ...
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Bible Concordance

Resemble (15 Occurrences)

Matthew 7:24 "Every one who hears these my teachings and acts upon them will be found to resemble a wise man who builds his house upon rock;
(WEY)

Matthew 7:26 And every one who hears these my teachings and does not act upon them will be found to resemble a fool who builds his house upon sand.
(WEY)

Luke 7:31 "To what then shall I compare the men of the present generation, and what do they resemble?
(WEY)

Luke 13:18 Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
(KJV WBS)

Luke 18:11 The Pharisee, standing erect, prayed as follows by himself: "'O God, I thank Thee that I am not like other people--I am not a thief nor a cheat nor an adulterer, nor do I even resemble this tax-gatherer.
(WEY)

John 8:55 You do not know Him, but I know Him perfectly; and were I to deny my knowledge of Him, I should resemble you, and be a liar. On the contrary I do know Him, and I obey His commands.
(WEY)

Romans 3:13 "Their throats resemble an opened grave; with their tongues they have been talking deceitfully." "The venom of vipers lies hidden behind their lips."
(WEY)

Romans 9:29 Even as Isaiah says in an earlier place, "Were it not that the Lord, the God of Hosts, had left us some few descendants, we should have become like Sodom, and have come to resemble Gomorrah."
(WEY NAS)

Ephesians 4:14 So we shall no longer be babes nor shall we resemble mariners tossed on the waves and carried about with every changing wind of doctrine according to men's cleverness and unscrupulous cunning, making use of every shifting device to mislead.
(WEY)

Ephesians 4:24 with that new and better self which has been created to resemble God in the righteousness and holiness which come from the truth.
(WEY)

Hebrews 2:17 And for this purpose it was necessary that in all respects He should be made to resemble His brothers, so that He might become a compassionate and faithful High Priest in things relating to God, in order to atone for the sins of the people.
(WEY)

1 Peter 1:24 "All mankind resemble the herbage, and all their beauty is like its flowers. The herbage dries up, and its flowers drop off;
(WEY)

2 Peter 3:8 But there is one thing, dear friends, which you must not forget. With the Lord one day resembles a thousand years and a thousand years resemble one day.
(Root in WEY)

1 John 3:12 We are not to resemble Cain, who was a child of the Evil one and killed his own brother. And why did he kill him? Because his own actions were wicked and his brother's actions righteous.
(WEY)

Psalms 102:6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness. I have become as an owl of the waste places.
(See NAS)

Subtopics

Resemble

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Resembled (18 Occurrences)

Teachings (34 Occurrences)

Pearl (5 Occurrences)

Builds (18 Occurrences)

Dog (19 Occurrences)

Type (12 Occurrences)

Samaritan (8 Occurrences)

Venom (8 Occurrences)