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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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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

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.
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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 Hech 7:41

Unchecked Copy BoxHech 7:41 - Entonces hicieron un becerro, y ofrecieron sacrificio al ídolo, y en las obras de sus manos se regocijaron.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hech 15:20

Unchecked Copy BoxHech 15:20 - sino que se les escriba que se aparten de las contaminaciones de los ídolos, de fornicación, de ahogado y de sangre.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:22 - Tú que dices que no se ha de adulterar, ¿adulteras? Tú que abominas de los ídolos, ¿cometes sacrilegio?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Cor 8:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Cor 8:4 - Acerca, pues, de las viandas que se sacrifican a los ídolos, sabemos que un ídolo nada es en el mundo, y que no hay más que un Dios.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Cor 8:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Cor 8:7 - Pero no en todos hay este conocimiento; porque algunos, habituados hasta aquí a los ídolos, comen como sacrificado a ídolos, y su conciencia, siendo débil, se contamina.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Cor 10:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Cor 10:19 - ¿Qué digo, pues? ¿Que el ídolo es algo, o que sea algo lo que se sacrifica a los ídolos?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Cor 12:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Cor 12:2 - Sabéis que cuando erais gentiles, se os extraviaba llevándoos, como se os llevaba, a los ídolos mudos.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Cor 6:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Cor 6:16 - ¿Y qué acuerdo hay entre el templo de Dios y los ídolos? Porque vosotros sois el templo del Dios viviente, como Dios dijo: Habitaré y andaré entre ellos, Y seré su Dios, Y ellos serán mi pueblo.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Tes 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Tes 1:9 - porque ellos mismos cuentan de nosotros la manera en que nos recibisteis, y cómo os convertisteis de los ídolos a Dios, para servir al Dios vivo y verdadero,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jn 5:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Jn 5:21 - Hijitos, guardaos de los ídolos. Amén.

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Unchecked Copy Box Apoc 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxApoc 9:20 - Y los otros hombres que no fueron muertos con estas plagas, ni aun así se arrepintieron de las obras de sus manos, ni dejaron de adorar a los demonios, y a las imágenes de oro, de plata, de bronce, de piedra y de madera, las cuales no pueden ver, ni oír, ni andar;
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