ὁμοούσιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὁμο- (homo-, “same”) +‎ οὐσίᾱ (ousíā, “substance, essence”)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ho.mo.ǔː.si.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)o.moˈu.si.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /o.moˈu.si.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /o.moˈu.si.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /o.moˈu.si.os/

Adjective

ὁμοούσῐος • (homooúsĭos) m or f (neuter ὁμοούσῐον); second declension

of the same essence, substance
consubstantial
(Christianity) a word of the Nicene Creed to describe the relationship between Jesus (God the Son) and God the Father

Inflection

Second declension of ὁμοούσῐος; ὁμοούσῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ὁμοούσῐος homooúsĭos		ὁμοούσῐον homooúsĭon	ὁμοουσῐ́ω homoousĭ́ō		ὁμοουσῐ́ω homoousĭ́ō	ὁμοούσῐοι homooúsĭoi		ὁμοούσῐᾰ homooúsĭă
Genitive	ὁμοουσῐ́ου homoousĭ́ou		ὁμοουσῐ́ου homoousĭ́ou	ὁμοουσῐ́οιν homoousĭ́oin		ὁμοουσῐ́οιν homoousĭ́oin	ὁμοουσῐ́ων homoousĭ́ōn		ὁμοουσῐ́ων homoousĭ́ōn
Dative	ὁμοουσῐ́ῳ homoousĭ́ōi		ὁμοουσῐ́ῳ homoousĭ́ōi	ὁμοουσῐ́οιν homoousĭ́oin		ὁμοουσῐ́οιν homoousĭ́oin	ὁμοουσῐ́οις homoousĭ́ois		ὁμοουσῐ́οις homoousĭ́ois
Accusative	ὁμοούσῐον homooúsĭon		ὁμοούσῐον homooúsĭon	ὁμοουσῐ́ω homoousĭ́ō		ὁμοουσῐ́ω homoousĭ́ō	ὁμοουσῐ́ους homoousĭ́ous		ὁμοούσῐᾰ homooúsĭă
Vocative	ὁμοούσῐε homooúsĭe		ὁμοούσῐον homooúsĭon	ὁμοουσῐ́ω homoousĭ́ō		ὁμοουσῐ́ω homoousĭ́ō	ὁμοούσῐοι homooúsĭoi		ὁμοούσῐᾰ homooúsĭă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ὁμοουσῐ́ως homoousĭ́ōs			ὁμοουσῐώτερος homoousĭṓteros			ὁμοουσῐώτᾰτος homoousĭṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

English: homoousian