ΕἸΔΩΛΟΝ, εἰδωλον
EIDŌLON, eidōlon
Sounds Like: ee-DOH-lon
Translations: idol, an idol, image, an image, phantom, a phantom
From the root: ΕἸΔΩΛΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to an image or representation, often specifically an image of a deity used for worship, hence an idol. It can also refer to a mere phantom or an unsubstantial appearance. In religious contexts, it typically denotes a false god or a material representation of one.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G1497 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:75
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 64:1
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Exodus — 20:4
- Deuteronomy — 5:8
- 2 Chronicles — 15:16
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 14:3
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 14:3
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.
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.
- ΕἸΔΩΛΑ — idols, images, false gods
- ΕἸΔΩΛΑΗ — idols, an idol
- ΕἸΔΩΛΙΚΟΣ — idolatrous, pertaining to idols, of idols
- ΕἸΔΩΛΙΟΝ — idol shrine, idol temple, a temple of idols, an idol shrine
- ΕἸΔΩΛΙΩ — in an idol temple, in a place of idols, to an idol temple, to a place of idols
- ΕἸΔΩΛΟΙΣ — (to) idols, (to) images, (to) false gods
- ΕἸΔΩΛΟΥ — (of) idol, (of) image, (of) phantom, (of) an idol, (of) an image, (of) a phantom
- ΕἸΔΩΛΩ — (to) an idol, (to) an image, (to) a phantom
- ΕἸΔΩΛΩΝ — of idols, of images, of false gods
- ΤΟΙΣΕἸΔΩΛΟΙΣ — to the idols, to the images
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