ΕἸΔΩΛΟΛΑΤΡΕΙΑ, εἰδωλολατρεια
EIDŌLOLATREIA, eidōlolatreia
Sounds Like: i-doh-loh-la-TREI-ah
Translations: idolatry, an idolatry, idol worship
From the root: ΕἸΔΩΛΟΝ, ΛΑΤΡΕΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a compound noun formed from 'εἴδωλον' (eidōlon), meaning 'idol' or 'image', and 'λατρεία' (latreia), meaning 'worship' or 'service'. It refers to the worship of idols or images, or the practice of giving divine honor to anything other than God. It is used to describe the act or practice of idolatry.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1495 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Barnabus
- Letter of Barnabas — 20:1
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Colossians — 3:5
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕἸΔΩΛΟΝ, ΛΑΤΡΕΙΑ.
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.
- ΕἸΔΩΛΟΛΑΤΡΙΑ — idolatry, a form of idolatry
- ΕἸΔΩΛΟΛΑΤΡΙΣΜΟΣ — idolatry, a system of idol worship
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