This verb means 'to make like' or 'assimilate,' describing the process of rendering one thing similar to another. In Hebrews 7:3, Melchizedek is described as 'made like the Son of God' (ἀφωμοιωμένος)—not that he is the Son, but that his scriptural portrayal (without genealogy, beginning, or end) prefigures Christ's eternal priesthood. The term emphasizes typological correspondence: Melchizedek's mysterious presentation in Genesis serves as a deliberate likeness to the timeless Son. Classical usage includes comparing or portraying in art. The author of Hebrews deploys it to underscore the divinely orchestrated resemblance between the ancient priest-king and Jesus.