Gloss: idol
Transliteration: eidōlon
Strong’s: G1497
εἴδωλον, -ου, τό
(εἶδος), [in LXX for אֱלוֹהָּ, גְּלוּלִים, etc. ;]
__1. in cl.
__(a) a phantom, image, likeness;
__(b) an image in the mind, an idea, fancy.
__2. In LXX and NT,
__(a) an image of a god, an idol (cf. Polyb., xxxi, 3, 13): Act.7:41, 1Co.12:2, Rev.9:20;
__(b) the false god or idol worshipped in an image (ICC, on I Th, l.with): Act.15:20, Rom.2:22, 1Co.8:4, 7 10:19 2Co.6:18, 1Th.1:9, 1Jn.5:21.†
(AS)
(εἶδος), [in LXX for אֱלוֹהָּ, גְּלוּלִים, etc. ;]
__1. in cl.
__(a) a phantom, image, likeness;
__(b) an image in the mind, an idea, fancy.
__2. In LXX and NT,
__(a) an image of a god, an idol (cf. Polyb., xxxi, 3, 13): Act.7:41, 1Co.12:2, Rev.9:20;
__(b) the false god or idol worshipped in an image (ICC, on I Th, l.with): Act.15:20, Rom.2:22, 1Co.8:4, 7 10:19 2Co.6:18, 1Th.1:9, 1Jn.5:21.†
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