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Lexicon :: Strong's G1497 - eidōlon

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εἴδωλον
Transliteration
eidōlon (Key)
Pronunciation
i'-do-lon
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From εἶδος (G1491); an image (i.e. for worship)
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TDNT Reference: 2:375,202

Strong’s Definitions

εἴδωλον eídōlon, i'-do-lon; from G1491; an image (i.e. for worship); by implication, a heathen god, or (plural) the worship of such:—idol.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's G1497 in the following manner: idol (11x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's G1497 in the following manner: idol (11x).

  1. an image, likeness

    1. i.e. whatever represents the form of an object, either real or imaginary

    2. used of the shades of the departed, apparitions, spectres, phantoms of the mind, etc.

  2. the image of an heathen god

  3. a false god

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
εἴδωλον eídōlon, i'-do-lon; from G1491; an image (i.e. for worship); by implication, a heathen god, or (plural) the worship of such:—idol.
STRONGS G1497:
εἴδωλον, -ου, τό, (εἶδος [cf. Winers Grammar, 96 (91); Etym. Magn. 296, 9]), in Greek writings from Homer down, an image, likeness, i. e. whatever represents the form of an object, either real or imaginary; used of the shades of the departed (in Homer), of apparitions, spectres, phantoms of the mind, etc.; in Biblical writings [an idol, i. e.]:
1. the image of a heathen god: Acts 7:41; 1 Corinthians 12:2; Revelation 9:20, (Isaiah 30:22; 2 Chronicles 23:17, etc.; θεῶν ἤ δαιμόνων εἴδωλα, Polybius 31, 3, 13);
2. a false god: Acts 15:20 (on which see ἀλίσγημα); Romans 2:22; 1 Corinthians 8:4, 7; 1 Corinthians 10:19; 2 Corinthians 6:16; 1 Thessalonians 1:9 (often in the Sept.); φυλάσσειν ἑαυτὸν ἀπὸ τ. εἰδώλων, to guard oneself from all manner of fellowship with heathen worship, 1 John 5:21.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Chronicles
23:17
Isaiah
30:22
Acts
7:41; 15:20
Romans
2:22
1 Corinthians
8:4; 8:7; 10:19; 12:2
2 Corinthians
6:16
1 Thessalonians
1:9
1 John
5:21
Revelation
9:20

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1497 matches the Greek εἴδωλον (eidōlon),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:41

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:41 - فَصَنَعُوا صَنَماً عَلَى صُورَةِ عِجْلٍ فِي تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ وَقَدَّمُوا لَهُ ذَبِيحَةً، وَابْتَهَجُوا بِمَا صَنَعَتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:20 - بَلْ نَكْتُبُ إِلَيْهِمْ رِسَالَةً نُوصِيهِمْ فِيهَا بِأَنْ يَمْتَنِعُوا عَنِ الأَكْلِ مِنَ الذَّبَائِحِ النَّجِسَةِ الْمُقَرَّبَةِ لِلأَصْنَامِ، وَعَنِ ارْتِكَابِ الزِّنَى، وَعَنْ تَنَاوُلِ لُحُومِ الْحَيَوَانَاتِ الْمَخْنُوقَةِ، وَعَنِ الدَّمِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:22 - أَنْتَ يَا مَنْ تَنْهَى عَنِ الزِّنَى، أَتَزْنِي؟ أَنْتَ يَا مَنْ تَسْتَنْكِرُ الأَصْنَامَ، أَتَسْرِقُ الْهَيَاكِلَ

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 8:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:4 - فَفِيمَا يَخُصُّ الأَكْلَ مِنْ ذَبَائِحِ الأَصْنَامِ، نَحْنُ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّ الصَّنَمَ لَيْسَ بِإِلهٍ مَوْجُودٍ فِي الْكَوْنِ، وَأَنَّهُ لَا وُجُودَ إِلّا لإِلهٍ وَاحِدٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 8:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:7 - عَلَى أَنَّ هذِهِ الْحَقِيقَةَ لَا يَعْرِفُهَا الْجَمِيعُ: فَبَعْضُهُمْ قَدْ تَعَوَّدُوا الظَّنَّ بِأَنَّ الأَصْنَامَ مَوْجُودَةٌ فِعْلاً، وَمَازَالُوا يَأْكُلُونَ مِنْ تِلْكَ الذَّبَائِحِ كَأَنَّهَا فِعْلاً مُقَدَّمَةٌ لَهَا، فَيَتَدَنَّسُ ضَمِيرُهُمْ بِسَبَبِ ضَعْفِهِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:19 - فَمَاذَا أَعْنِي إِذَنْ؟ هَلْ مَا ذُبِحَ لِلصَّنَمِ لَهُ قِيمَةٌ أَوْ أَنَّ الصَّنَمَ لَهُ قِيمَةٌ؟

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:2 - تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّكُمْ، عِنْدَمَا كُنْتُمْ مِنَ الأُمَمِ، كُنْتُمْ تَنْجَرِفُونَ إِلَى الأَصْنَامِ الْخَرْسَاءِ أَيَّمَا انْجِرَافٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:16 - وَأَيُّ وِفَاقٍ لِهَيْكَلِ اللهِ مَعَ الأَصْنَامِ؟ فَإِنَّنَا نَحْنُ هَيْكَلُ اللهِ الْحَيِّ، وَفْقاً لِمَا قَالَهُ اللهُ: «سَأَسْكُنُ فِي وَسَطِهِمْ، وَأَسِيرُ بَيْنَهُمْ، وَأَكُونُ إِلهَهُمْ وَهُمْ يَكُونُونَ شَعْباً لِي».

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:9 - فَإِنَّ أُولئِكَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنْفُسَهُمْ يُخْبِرُونَ عَنَّا كَيْفَ كَانَ قُدُومُنَا إِلَيْكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ، وَكَيْفَ تَحَوَّلْتُمْ إِلَى اللهِ عَنِ الأَصْنَامِ، لِتَصِيرُوا عَبِيداً يَخْدِمُونَ اللهَ الْحَيَّ الْحَقَّ،

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 5:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:21 - أَيُّهَا الأَوْلادُ الصِّغَارُ، احْفَظُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ مِنَ الأَصْنَامِ!

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:20 - وَلَكِنَّ النَّاسَ الَّذِينَ نَجَوْا مِنْ هذِهِ الْبَلايَا، لَمْ يَتُوبُوا عَنْ أَعْمَالِهِمْ، وَظَلُّوا يَسْجُدُونَ لِلشَّيَاطِينِ وَلِلأَصْنَامِ الَّتِي صَنَعُوهَا مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَالنُّحَاسِ وَالْحَجَرِ وَالْخَشَبِ، مَعَ أَنَّهَا لَا تَرَى وَلا تَسْمَعُ وَلا تَتَحَرَّكُ!
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