ΕἸΔΩΛΟΘΥΤΟΝ, εἰδωλοθυτον
EIDŌLOTHYTON, eidōlothyton
Sounds Like: eye-DOH-loh-THOO-ton
Translations: idol sacrifice, a thing sacrificed to idols, meat sacrificed to idols
From the root: ΕἸΔΩΛΟΝ, ΘΥΩ
Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound word meaning 'idol sacrifice' or 'thing sacrificed to idols'. It refers specifically to food, especially meat, that has been offered to pagan idols as part of a religious ritual. In early Christian contexts, there was debate about whether it was permissible for believers to eat such food. It is used to describe the actual food item itself.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G1494 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕἸΔΩΛΟΝ, ΘΥΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΕἸΔΩΛΟΘΥΤΟΥ — (of) idol sacrifices, (of) things sacrificed to idols, (of) idol-meat
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