Strong's Lexicon eidos: Form, appearance, sight, kind Original Word: εἶδος Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb εἴδω (eidō), meaning "to see" or "to know." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with "eidos" is מַרְאֶה (mar'eh), Strong's Hebrew 4758, which also means appearance or vision. Usage: The Greek word "eidos" primarily refers to the visible form or appearance of something. It can denote the outward shape or structure that is perceived by the senses. In a broader sense, it can also refer to the kind or nature of something, indicating its essential characteristics. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek philosophy, "eidos" was a significant term used by Plato to describe the ideal forms or archetypes of things, which exist in a realm beyond the physical world. In the New Testament context, "eidos" is used to describe the visible appearance or form of something, often in relation to spiritual truths or moral teachings. HELPS Word-studies 1491 eídos (a neuter noun derived from 1492 /eídō, "to see, apprehend") – properly, the sight (i.e. of something exposed, observable), especially its outward appearance or shape (J. Thayer). 1491 (eídos) emphasizes "what is physically seen" (BAGD) before mentally or spiritually apprehended. See 1492 (eidō, oida). Example: 1491 /eídos ("visible appearance") refers to the outward form taken on by each of the three Persons of the tri-personal God: a) the Holy Spirit in Lk 3:22: "And the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form like a dove"; b) Jesus, in Lk 9:29: "And while He was praying, the appearance of His face became different, and His clothing became white and gleaming"; and c) the Father, in Jn 5:37: "You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form." Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1491: εἶδοςεἶδος, εἴδους, τό (ἘΙΔΩ), in the Sept. chiefly for מַרְאֶה and תֹּאַר; properly, that which strikes the eye, which is exposed to view; 1. the external oppearance, form, figure, shape, (so from Homer down): John 5:37; σωματικῷ εἴδει, Luke 3:22; τό εἶδος τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ, Luke 9:29; διά εἴδους, as encompassed with the visible appearance (of eternal things) (see διά, A. I. 2), 2 Corinthians 5:7, — commonly explained, by sight i. e. beholding (Luth.:im Schauen); but no example has yet been adduced from any Greek writings in which εἶδος is used actively, like the Latin species, of vision; (στόμα κατά στόμα, ἐν εἴδει, καί οὐ δἰ ὁραμάτων καί ἐνυπνίων, Clement. homil. 17, 18; cf. Numbers 12:8 the Sept.). 2. form, kind: ἀπό παντός εἴδους πονηροῦ ἀπέχεσθε, i. e. from every kind of evil or wrong, 1 Thessalonians 5:22 (cf.πονηρός, under the end); (Josephus, Antiquities 10, 3, 1 πᾶν εἶδος πονηρίας. The Greeks, especially Plato, oppose τό εἶδος to τό γένος, as the Latin does species to genus. Cf. Schmidt, chapter 182, 2). From eido; a view, i.e. Form (literally or figuratively) -- appearance, fashion, shape, sight. see GREEK eido Englishman's Concordance Luke 3:22 N-DNSGRK: ἅγιον σωματικῷ εἴδει ὡς περιστερὰν NAS: upon Him in bodily form like KJV: in a bodily shape like INT: Holy in a bodily form as a dove Luke 9:29 N-NNS John 5:37 N-ANS 2 Corinthians 5:7 N-GNS 1 Thessalonians 5:22 N-GNS Strong's Greek 1491 |
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