STRONGS NUMBER G437

Original Word: ἀνθομολογέομαι
Transliteration: anthomologeomai
Phonetic Spelling: (anth-om-ol-og-eh'-om-ahee)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to acknowledge fully, confess
Meaning: to acknowledge fully, confessgive 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

STRONGS NT 437: ἀνθομολογέομαι

ἀνθομολογέομαι, 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 (); 3Macc. 6:33; (Daniel 4:31 (34) the Sept.; Test. xii. Patr. test. Jud. § 1)).