noun · neuter

eidem

Greekεἶδος (eidos)

Strong’sG1491

visible form, shape, appearance, kind

stem eid-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 6 forms occur

Translated as

form3×appearance1×sight1×

What it means

εἶδος, -ους, τό,

[in LXX for מַרְאֶה, תֹּאַר, etc.;]

1. that which is seen, appearance, external form: Lk 3:22 9:29, Jo 5:37, II Co 5:7 (ICC in l.).

2. form, sort, kind: I Th 5:22.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1491 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidi'-dos

a view, i.e. form (literally or figuratively)

Fromfrom G1492;

King Jamesappearance, fashion, shape, sight.

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	eidem1×εἶδος	eideim
of, belonging to genitive	eideu2×εἴδους	eideiu
to, for dative	eide1×εἴδει	eidei

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

eidstem+egender+mu—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

eide 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

5 occurrences, every one of them listed

eidem“appearance”subject or objectdirect singular1×

Luke 9:29“appearance”kai gineta en te proseucherō auton tem eidem teu prosōpeu autou heterem kai tos himatismos autou leukos exastraptarōtos.And as He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became radiantly white.

eideu“form”of, belonging togenitive singular2×

2 Corinthians 5:7“sight”dia pistiau gar peripatanō, ouk dia eideuFor we walk by faith, not by sight.

1 Thessalonians 5:22“form”apo panteu eideu ponēreu apechevōr.Abstain from every form of evil.

eide“form”to, fordative singular1×

Luke 3:22“form”kai katabainara tem pneumem tem hagiem sōmatike eide hōs peristeran epi auton, kai fōnan ek ouranou ginera; Sis asō tos huios mu tos agapētos, en si eudokama.and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”

eidem1×

John 5:37“form”kai tos pemparatos min patēros ekeinos marturatē peri mu. oute fōnan autou pōpote akouavē oute eidem autou horavē,And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form,