ΕἸΔΩΛΟΛΑΤΡΟΥΝΤΕΣ, εἰδωλολατρουντες
EIDŌLOLATROUNTES, eidōlolatrountes
Sounds Like: ee-DOH-loh-lah-TROON-tes
Translations: worshiping idols, serving idols, practicing idolatry, those who worship idols, those who practice idolatry
From the root: ΕἸΔΩΛΟΛΑΤΡΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a present active participle, meaning 'worshiping idols' or 'serving idols'. It describes someone who is actively engaged in the act of idolatry. It is a compound word formed from 'εἴδωλον' (eidōlon), meaning 'idol' or 'image', and 'λατρεύω' (latreúō), meaning 'to serve' or 'to worship'. Therefore, it literally means 'idol-worshiping' or 'idol-serving'. It is used to describe individuals or groups who are devoted to the worship of false gods or images.
Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Masculine, Plural, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G1495 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 92:4
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
- Mandate 11 — 1:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕἸΔΩΛΟΛΑΤΡΕΩ.
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.
- ΕἸΔΩΛΟΛΑΤΡΕΙΝ — to worship idols, to serve idols, to practice idolatry
- ΕἸΔΩΛΟΛΑΤΡΗΣΑΙ — to worship idols, to serve idols, to commit idolatry
- ΕἸΔΩΛΟΛΑΤΡΗΣΑΝΤΕΣ — having worshipped idols, having served idols, having committed idolatry
- ΕἸΔΩΛΟΛΑΤΡΗΤΕ — you worship idols, you practice idolatry
- ΕἸΔΩΛΟΛΑΤΡΟΥΝΤΑ — idolatrous, practicing idolatry, worshipping idols
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