ομολογία
See also: ὁμολογία
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὁμολογία (homología, “agreement, common assumption”), equivalent to ομο- (omo-, “same, homo-”) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy”). The present legal, religious and economic senses date from the Koine Greek era.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /omoloˈʝia/
- Hyphenation: ο‧μο‧λο‧γί‧α
Noun
ομολογία • (omología) f (plural ομολογίες)
- (in general and law) confession, admission, avowal (open admittance of having done something)
- Αν περιμένεις από αυτήν να παραδεχτεί λάθος, θα περιμένεις πολύ· δεν έχει δώσει ποτέ της ομολογία. ― An periméneis apó aftín na paradechteí láthos, tha periméneis polý; den échei dósei poté tis omología. ― If you're waiting for her to admit wrongdoing, you'll be waiting a long time; she has never given a confession.
- Το δικαστήριο περιμένει να ακούσει την ομολογία του δολοφόνου. ― To dikastírio periménei na akoúsei tin omología tou dolofónou. ― The court is waiting to hear the murderer's confession.
- (religion) profession, creed (reading or statement of belief that summarizes the faith it represents)
- ομολογία πίστεως ― omología písteos ― profession of faith
- (economics) bond, debenture (documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract)
- λαχειοφόρα ομολογία ― lacheiofóra omología ― premium bond
- ληξιπρόθεσμη ομολογία ― lixipróthesmi omología ― matured bond
- ομολογία δανείου ― omología daneíou ― loan bond
- ονομαστική ομολογία ― onomastikí omología ― registered bond
- (biology, chemistry, genetics) homology (correspondences and relationships between various things)
- η ομολογία χεριού και ποδιού ― i omología cherioú kai podioú ― the homology of arms and legs
Declension
Synonyms
- (confession, admission): εξομολόγηση f (exomológisi), παραδοχή f (paradochí), αναγνώριση f (anagnórisi)
- (bond, debenture): ομόλογο n (omólogo)
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “homology”): αναλογία f (analogía, “analogy”)
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