2001 Translation

XOANON, xoanon

Sounds Like: kso-AH-non

Translations: wooden image, cult statue, idol, a wooden image, a cult statue, an idol

From the root: ΞΟΑΝΟΝ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to an ancient wooden cult statue, often one that was carved or hewn. It typically denotes an archaic image, especially one believed to have fallen from heaven or to be of divine origin, rather than a finely sculpted work of art. It is used to describe religious figures or idols.

Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative

Instances

Clement of Alexandria

• Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 4:4, 4:14

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book Five — 9:37

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΞΟΑΝΟΝ.

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.

• ΞΟΑΝΑ — wooden images, idols, statues
• ΞΟΑΝΟΥ — of a xoanon, of an idol, of a wooden image, xoanon, idol, wooden image
• ΞΟΑΝΩΝ — of idols, of images, of statues

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