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ομολογώ
to admit /omoloˈɣo/
verbB1#1939 most common
Also: to confess, to acknowledge, to profess
Example sentences
Ομολογώ ότι κάνω λάθη.
I admit that I make mistakes.
Ομολογείς πάντα την αλήθεια;
Do you always admit the truth?
Ο κατηγορούμενος ομολόγησε το έγκλημα.
The defendant confessed to the crime.
Πρέπει να ομολογήσω πως δεν περίμενα τέτοια αντίδραση.
I must admit I didn't expect such a reaction.
Οι πρώτοι χριστιανοί ομολογούσαν την πίστη τους ακόμη κι όταν κινδύνευε η ζωή τους.
The early Christians professed their faith even when their lives were at risk.
Ομολογώντας τα λάθη της κυβέρνησης, ο πρωθυπουργός προσπάθησε να αποκαταστήσει την εμπιστοσύνη των πολιτών.
By admitting the government's mistakes, the prime minister tried to restore citizens' trust.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | ομολογώ | ομολόγησα | θα ομολογήσω |
| 2sg | ομολογείς | ομολόγησες | θα ομολογήσεις |
| 3sg | ομολογεί | ομολόγησε | θα ομολογήσει |
| 1pl | ομολογούμε | ομολογήσαμε | θα ομολογήσουμε |
| 2pl | ομολογείτε | ομολογήσατε | θα ομολογήσετε |
| 3pl | ομολογούν | ομολόγησαν | θα ομολογήσουν |
Word family
ομολογίαconfession, admission; also a financial bond
ομόλογοbond (finance)
ομολογούμενοςacknowledged, admitted
ομολογητήςconfessor
ομόλογοςcounterpart, homologous
Etymology
The word comes from ancient Greek ὁμολογῶ, a compound of ὁμός ("same") and λόγος ("word, speech"). Its root sense is "to speak the same word" as someone else, that is, to agree. From there it developed the meanings "to admit" and "to confess", since agreeing with a stated fact means acknowledging it as true.
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