◄ 1491. eidos ►
Strong's Lexicon eidos: Form, appearance, sight, kind Original Word: εἶδος Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: eidos Pronunciation: AY-dos Phonetic Spelling: (i'-dos) Definition: Form, appearance, sight, kind Meaning: visible form, shape, appearance, outward show, kind, species, class. 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: εἶδος εἶδος, 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). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance appearance, fashion, shape, sight. From eido; a view, i.e. Form (literally or figuratively) -- appearance, fashion, shape, sight. see GREEK eido Forms and Transliterations ειδει είδει εἴδει είδεσι είδη είδον ειδος ειδός είδος εἶδος ειδους είδους εἴδους eidei eídei eidos eîdos eidous eídous Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Luke 3:22 N-DNS GRK: 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 GRK: αὐτὸν τὸ εἶδος τοῦ προσώπου NAS: He was praying, the appearance of His face KJV: prayed, the fashion of his INT: he the appearance of the face John 5:37 N-ANS GRK: ἀκηκόατε οὔτε εἶδος αὐτοῦ ἑωράκατε NAS: nor seen His form. KJV: seen his shape. INT: have you heard nor form of him have you seen 2 Corinthians 5:7 N-GNS GRK: οὐ διὰ εἴδους NAS: for we walk by faith, not by sight-- KJV: not by sight:) INT: not by sight 1 Thessalonians 5:22 N-GNS GRK: ἀπὸ παντὸς εἴδους πονηροῦ ἀπέχεσθε NAS: abstain from every form of evil. KJV: from all appearance of evil. INT: from every form of evil abstain Strong's Greek 1491 5 Occurrences εἴδει — 1 Occ. εἶδος — 2 Occ. εἴδους — 2 Occ.