ΕΙΔΩΛΟΛΑΤΡΕΙΑ, ειδωλολατρεια
EIDŌLOLATREIA, eidōlolatreia
Sounds Like: ei-doh-loh-la-TREI-ah
Translations: idolatry, idol worship, an idolatry
From the root: ΕΙΔΩΛΟΝ, ΛΑΤΡΕΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a compound noun formed from 'ΕΙΔΩΛΟΝ' (eidol, meaning 'idol' or 'image') and 'ΛΑΤΡΕΙΑ' (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 commonly used in religious contexts to denote the sin of worshipping false gods or objects.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1495 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Galatians — 5:20
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΙΔΩΛΟΝ, 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.
- ΕΙΔΩΛΟΛΑΤΡΙΑ — idolatry, idol worship, an idolatry
- ΕΙΔΩΛΟΛΟΤΡΕΙΑ — idolatry, an idolatry
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