noun · feminine
eikonas
Strong’sG1504
an image, likeness, bust
stem eikon-23 times in the New Testamentin 9 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
εἰκών means an image or likeness — a visual representation such as a picture, statue, or the image stamped on a coin 1234. It is used of ordinary images, such as the emperor's image on a coin, and figuratively of one thing standing as the living representation of another, as when a person or being is called the image of God 13. Unlike a mere resemblance that could be accidental, this kind of likeness is a derived one that implies an original pattern behind it, comparable to the head stamped on a coin or a child's resemblance to a parent 1.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
εἰκών, -όνος (cf. ἔοικα),
[in LXX chiefly for צֶלֶם;]
SYN.: ὁμοίωμα, denoting resemblance, which may however be merely accidental. εἰ. is a derived likeness and like the head on a coin or the parental likeness in a child, implies an archetype.
Cf. also εἶδος, appearance, not necessarily based on reality; σκιά, a shadowed resemblance; χαρακτήρ, the impress of a stamp; μόρφη (q.v.), the form as indicative of the inner being.G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1504 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidi-kone'
a likeness, i.e. (literally) statue, profile, or (figuratively) representation, resemblance
Fromfrom G1503;
King Jamesimage.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
genitive όνος, accusative όνα, etc.: poetry and Ionic dialect nominative εἰκώ is implied (though not found) in genitive εἰκοῦς Refs 5th c.BC+:—likeness, image, whether picture or statue, Refs 5th c.BC+; of needlework, Refs 5th c.BC+; bust, Refs 2nd c.AD+; εἰ. βασιλικαί, = Latin imagines imperatorum, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 image in a mirror, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 personal description, Refs 2nd c.BC+
4 metaphorically, living image, representation, εἰ. ζῶσα τοῦ Διός Refs 2nd c.BC+; τοῦ θεοῦ NT
II semblance, phantom, Refs 5th c.BC+; imaginary form, Refs 5th c.BC+; image in the mind, εἰκοὺς πατρός Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰκόνας σῆς ἀρετῆς thy virtue's counterparts, of children, Refs 5th c.BC+
III similitude, comparison, Refs 5th c.BC+
IV pattern, archetype, ποτὶ τὰν εἰκόνα [κόσμος] ἀπειργασμένος Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | eikonas6×εἰκὼν | eikonais |
| object accusative | eikonan10×εἰκόνα | eikonain |
| direct address vocative | eikonar | eikonair |
| of, belonging to genitive | eikonau3×εἰκόνος | eikonaiu |
| to, for dative | eikona4×εἰκόνι | eikonai |
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
eikona 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
23 occurrences, every one of them listed
eikonas“image”subjectnominative singular6×
Matthew 22:20kai legatō autoi; Tinou tas eikonas houtas kai tas epigrafas?“Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose …
Mark 12:16… ferala. kai legatō autoi; Tinou tas eikonas houtas kai tas epigrafas? tois de …… it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s …
1 Corinthians 11:7… gar ouk ofeilatō katakaluptorō tan kefalan, eikonas kai doxas theou huparcharōntos; tas gunaikas …… his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the …
2 Corinthians 4:4… tau doxau tou Christou, hos atō eikonas tou theou.… glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
Colossians 1:15hos atō eikonas tou theou tou aoratou, prōtotokos pantau …The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn …
Revelation 13:15… teu thēreu, hina kai lalateia tas eikonas teu thēreu kai poiateia hina hosois …… the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who …
eikonan“image”objectaccusative singular10×
Luke 20:24Deikavar mi dēnariem; tinou echatō eikonan kai epigrafan? apokrinirantois de legala; Kaisarou.“Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s …
1 Corinthians 15:49“image”kai kathōs forana tan eikonan tou choikou, forani kai tan eikonan …And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of …
1 Corinthians 15:49“image”… eikonan tou choikou, forani kai tan eikonan tou epouranou.… likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.
2 Corinthians 3:18… tan doxan kuriou katoptrizorōntois tan autan eikonan metamorfonō apo doxau eis doxan, kathaper …… Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from …
Colossians 3:10… neon ton anakainorōnton eis epignōsian kata eikonan tou ktizarantou auton,… being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
Hebrews 10:1“form”… teiu mellarōnteiu agatheiu, ouk autan tan eikonan teiu pragmeiu, kata eniauton tai autai …… shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year …
Revelation 13:14… toi katoikarōntoi epi tau gēau poiara eikonan te thēre, hos echatō tan plēgan …… earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been …
Revelation 14:9… tinos proskunatō tem thērem kai tan eikonan auteu, kai labatō charagmem epi teu …… anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on his …
Revelation 14:11… tois proskunarōntois tem thērem kai tan eikonan auteu, kai ei tinos labatō tem …… who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the …
Revelation 20:4… ouk proskunala tem thērem oude tan eikonan auteu kai ouk labala tem charagmem …… not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark …
eikonau“image”of, belonging togenitive singular3×
Romans 1:23… doxan tou afthartou theou en homoiōme eikonau fthartou anthrōpou kai peteineiu kai tetrapodeiu …… glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and …
Romans 8:29… hoin prognōskata, kai proorizata summorfoin tau eikonau tou huiou autou, eis tem arō …… predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He …
Revelation 15:2… ek teu thēreu kai ek tau eikonau auteu kai ek tou arithmou teu …… had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name …
eikona“image”to, fordative singular4×
Revelation 13:15kai dōita aute dōara pneumem ta eikona teu thēreu, hina kai lalateia tas …… permitted to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that …
Revelation 13:15“image”… hina hosois ean mē proskunaleia ta eikona teu thēreu apoktenileia.… and cause all who refused to worship it to be killed.
Revelation 16:2… teu thēreu kai toin proskunarōntoin ta eikona auteu.… of the beast and worshiped its image.
Revelation 19:20… teu thēreu kai toin proskunarōntoin ta eikona auteu; zōarōntois balila tois duo eis …… of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false …