◄ 1497. eidólon ►
Strong's Lexicon eidólon: Idol Original Word: εἴδωλον Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: eidólon Pronunciation: i'-do-lon Phonetic Spelling: (i'-do-lon) Definition: Idol Meaning: an idol, false god. Word Origin: Derived from εἶδος (eidos), meaning "form" or "appearance." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H457 (אֱלִיל, elil): Often translated as "worthless" or "idol," referring to false gods. - H6091 (עֲצַב, atseb): Meaning "idol" or "image," used in contexts of idolatry. Usage: The term "eidólon" refers to an image or representation, often of a false god, that is worshiped as a deity. In the New Testament, it is used to denote objects of pagan worship and is associated with idolatry, which is the worship of created things rather than the Creator. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, idols were common in religious practices. Temples and shrines were filled with statues and images representing various gods and goddesses. These idols were central to the religious life of the time, and worship often included rituals and sacrifices. The early Christians, emerging from a Jewish background that strictly prohibited idolatry, faced significant cultural pressure to conform to these practices. The rejection of idol worship was a defining characteristic of the Christian faith, setting believers apart from the surrounding pagan culture. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from eidos Definition an image (i.e. for worship), by impl. a false god NASB Translation idol (4), idols (7). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1497: εἴδωλον εἴδωλον, εἰδώλου, τό (εἶδος (cf. Winers Grammar, 96 (91); Etym. Magn. 296, 9)), in Greek writings from Homer down, an image, likeness, i. e. whatever represents the form of an object, either real or imaginary; used of the shades of the departed (in Homer), of apparitions, spectres, phantoms of the mind, etc.; in Biblical writings (an idol, i. e.): 1. the image of a heathen god: Acts 7:41; 1 Corinthians 12:2; Revelation 9:20 (Isaiah 30:22; 2 Chronicles 23:17, etc.; θεῶν ἤ δαιμον´ων εἴδωλα, Polybius 31, 3, 13); 2. a false god: Acts 15:20 (on which see ἀλίσγημα); Romans 2:22; 1 Corinthians 8:4, 7; 1 Corinthians 10:19; 2 Corinthians 6:16; 1 Thessalonians 1:9 (often in the Sept.); φυλάσσειν ἑαυτόν ἀπό τῶν εἰδώλων, to guard oneself from all manner of fellowship with heathen worship, 1 John 5:21. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance idol. From eidos; an image (i.e. For worship); by implication, a heathen god, or (plural) the worship of such -- idol. see GREEK eidos Forms and Transliterations ειδωλα είδωλα είδωλά εἴδωλα ειδώλοις ειδωλον είδωλον είδωλόν εἴδωλον εἴδωλόν ειδωλου ειδώλου εἰδώλου ειδωλω ειδώλω εἰδώλῳ ειδωλων ειδώλων εἰδώλων εικάδι εικάδος εικασθή eidola eidōla eídola eídōla eidolo eidōlō eidṓloi eidṓlōi eidolon eidōlon eidōlōn eidṓlon eidṓlōn eídolon eídolón eídōlon eídōlón eidolou eidōlou eidṓlou Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Acts 7:41 N-DNS GRK: θυσίαν τῷ εἰδώλῳ καὶ εὐφραίνοντο NAS: a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing KJV: sacrifice unto the idol, and INT: sacrifice to the idol and rejoiced Acts 15:20 N-GNP GRK: ἀλισγημάτων τῶν εἰδώλων καὶ τῆς NAS: from things contaminated by idols and from fornication KJV: pollutions of idols, and INT: pollutions of the idols and Romans 2:22 N-ANP GRK: βδελυσσόμενος τὰ εἴδωλα ἱεροσυλεῖς NAS: You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? KJV: thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege? INT: abhor the idols do you commit sacrilege 1 Corinthians 8:4 N-NNS GRK: ὅτι οὐδὲν εἴδωλον ἐν κόσμῳ NAS: such thing as an idol in the world, KJV: we know that an idol [is] nothing in INT: that nothing an idol [is] in [the] world 1 Corinthians 8:7 N-GNS GRK: ἄρτι τοῦ εἰδώλου ὡς εἰδωλόθυτον NAS: being accustomed to the idol until KJV: with conscience of the idol unto INT: presently of the idol as of a thing sacrificed to an idol 1 Corinthians 10:19 N-NNS GRK: ἢ ὅτι εἴδωλόν τί ἐστιν NAS: or that an idol is anything? KJV: then? that the idol is any thing, INT: or that an idol anything is 1 Corinthians 12:2 N-ANP GRK: πρὸς τὰ εἴδωλα τὰ ἄφωνα NAS: to the mute idols, however KJV: these dumb idols, even as INT: to idols mute 2 Corinthians 6:16 N-GNP GRK: θεοῦ μετὰ εἰδώλων ἡμεῖς γὰρ NAS: of God with idols? For we are the temple KJV: of God with idols? for ye INT: of God with idols we indeed 1 Thessalonians 1:9 N-GNP GRK: ἀπὸ τῶν εἰδώλων δουλεύειν θεῷ NAS: to God from idols to serve KJV: God from idols to serve the living INT: from idols to serve [the] God 1 John 5:21 N-GNP GRK: ἀπὸ τῶν εἰδώλων NAS: guard yourselves from idols. KJV: yourselves from idols. Amen. INT: from idols Revelation 9:20 N-ANP GRK: καὶ τὰ εἴδωλα τὰ χρυσᾶ NAS: demons, and the idols of gold KJV: devils, and idols of gold, and INT: and the idols golden Strong's Greek 1497 11 Occurrences εἴδωλα — 3 Occ. εἰδώλῳ — 1 Occ. εἰδώλων — 4 Occ. εἴδωλον — 2 Occ. εἰδώλου — 1 Occ.