noun · neuter
eidōlem
Greekεἴδωλον (eidōlon)
Strong’sG1497
an idol, false god
stem eidōl-11 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books4 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
εἴδωλον, -ου, τό
(< εἶδος), [in LXX for אֱלֹוהָּ, גְּלוּלִים, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1497 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidi'-do-lon
an image (i.e. for worship); by implication, a heathen god, or (plural) the worship of such
Fromfrom G1491;
King Jamesidol.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | eidōlem2×εἴδωλον | eidōleim |
| of, belonging to genitive | eidōleu1×εἰδώλου | eidōleiu4×εἰδώλων |
| to, for dative | eidōle1×εἰδώλῳ | eidōlei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
eidōle is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
eidōlem“idol”subject or objectdirect singular2×
1 Corinthians 8:4“idol”Peri tau brōsiau oun teiu eidōlothuteiu oidanē hoti oudenem eidōlem en kosmo, kai hoti oudenos theos ei mē henos.So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one.
1 Corinthians 10:19“idol”tinem oun fēamō? hoti eidōlothutem tinem atō, ē hoti eidōlem tinem atō?Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?
eidōleu“idols”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
1 Corinthians 8:7“idols”Alla ouk en pantoi tas gnōsias; tinois de ta sunētheia heōs arti teu eidōleu hōs eidōlothutem esthialō, kai tas suneidēsias autoiu asthenas arōtas molunitō.But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.
eidōle“idol”to, fordative singular1×
Acts 7:41“idol”kai moschopoiala en tai hēmerai ekeinai kai anagala thusian te eidōle, kai eufrainile en tei ergei taiu cheiraiu autoiu.At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands.
eidōleiu“idols”of, belonging togenitive plural4×
Acts 15:20“idols”alla epistellara autoi teu apecherō teiu alisgēmeiu teiu eidōleiu kai tau porneiau kai teu pnikteu kai teu haimeu;Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood.
2 Corinthians 6:16“idols”tinas de sunkatathesias nao theou meta eidōleiu? nis gar naos theou anō zōarōtou; kathōs legata tos theos hoti Enoikami en autoi kai emperipatami, kai emi autoiu theos, kai autois eli mu laos.What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
1 Thessalonians 1:9“idols”autois gar peri nu apangellalō hopoian eisodan echana pros vin, kai pōs epistrefava pros ton theon apo teiu eidōleiu douleuarō theo zōarōto kai alēthino,For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God
1 John 5:21“idols”Teknieim, fulassavar heauteim apo teiu eidōleiu.Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
eidōleim3×
Romans 2:22“idols”tor legarōtor mē moicheuarō moicheuasō? tor bdelusserōtor teim eidōleim hierosulasō?You who forbid adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?
1 Corinthians 12:2“idols”oidavē hoti hote ethneim ave pros teim eidōleim teim afōneim hōs an agive apagirōtois.You know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.
Revelation 9:20“idols”Kai tois loipois toiu anthrōpoiu, hois ouk apokteinila en tai plēgai houtai, oude metanoala ek teiu ergeiu taiu cheiraiu autoiu, hina mē proskunali teim daimoneim kai teim eidōleim teim chrusoueim kai teim arguroueim kai teim chalkoueim kai teim lithineim kai teim xulineim, heim oute bleparō dunelō oute akouarō oute peripatarō,Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.