adjective
eidōlothutem
Greekεἰδωλόθυτον (eidōlothuton)
Strong’sG1494
sacrificed to an image
stem eidōlothut-9 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
**† εἰδωλόθυτος, -ον,
(< εἴδωλον, θύω), [in LXX: IV Mac 5:2 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1494 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidi-do-loth'-oo-ton
an image-sacrifice, i.e. part of an idolatrous offering
Fromneuter of a compound of G1497 and a presumed derivative of G2380;
King James(meat, thing that is) offered (in sacrifice, sacrificed) to (unto) idols.
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 | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | eidōlothutos | eidōlothutas | eidōlothutem3×εἰδωλόθυτον | eidōlothutois | eidōlothutais | eidōlothuteim3×εἰδωλόθυτα |
| object accusative | eidōlothuton | eidōlothutan | eidōlothutoin | eidōlothutain | ||
| direct address vocative | eidōlothutor | eidōlothutar | eidōlothutoir | eidōlothutair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | eidōlothutou | eidōlothutau | eidōlothuteu | eidōlothutoiu | eidōlothutaiu | eidōlothuteiu3×εἰδωλοθύτων |
| to, for dative | eidōlothuto | eidōlothuta | eidōlothute | eidōlothutoi | eidōlothutai | eidōlothutei |
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
eidōlothut 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
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
eidōlothutem“food sacrificed to idols”subject or objectdirect singular3×
Acts 21:25“food sacrificed to idols”peri de teiu pisteuarēteiu ethneiu nis apostelana krinaratois fulasserō autoin tem tē eidōlothutem kai haimem kai pniktem kai porneian.As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality.”
1 Corinthians 8:7“sacrificed to an idol”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.
1 Corinthians 10:19“food sacrificed to idols”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?
eidōlothuteim“food sacrificed to idols”subject or objectdirect plural3×
1 Corinthians 8:10“food sacrificed to idols”ean gar tinos horateia sin ton echarōton gnōsian en eidōleie katakeierōton, ouchi tas suneidēsias autou asthenou arōtou oikodomiti eis tem teim eidōlothuteim esthiarō?For if someone with a weak conscience sees you who are well informed eating in an idol’s temple, will he not be encouraged to eat food sacrificed to idols?
Revelation 2:14“food sacrificed to idols”alla echamō kata su oligeim, hoti echasō ekei kratarōtoin tan didachan Balaam, hos didaskate to Balak ballara skandalem enōpion toiu huioiu Israēl, esthiara eidōlothuteim kai porneuara;But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.
Revelation 2:20“food sacrificed to idols”alla echamō kata su hoti afiēkasō tan gunaikan Iezabel, tas legarōtas heautan profētian, kai didaskatō kai planatō toin ēmoin douloin porneuara kai esthiara eidōlothuteim.But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
eidōlothuteiu“food sacrificed to idols”of, belonging togenitive plural3×
Acts 15:29“food sacrificed to idols”apecherō eidōlothuteiu kai haimeu kai pnikteiu kai porneiau; ek heiu diatērarōtois heautoin euōs prassavi. rōnnuevēr.You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.
1 Corinthians 8:1“food sacrificed to idols”Peri de teiu eidōlothuteiu, oidanē hoti pantois gnōsian echanō. tas gnōsias fusiatō, tas de agapas oikodomatō.Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
1 Corinthians 8:4“food sacrificed to idols”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.