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εἴδωλον
eídōlon · Greek · Strong's G1497 · 11 occurrences
The KJV renders 12 different Hebrew and Greek words as “idol”
What it means
an image (i.e. for worship); by implication, a heathen god, or (plural) the worship of such
from G1491 (εἶδος);
How the KJV renders it
idol
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“idol”
Answers that weigh this word
- Is the seventh-day Sabbath binding on Gentiles?
- Are any foods forbidden to Christians today?
- Are the clean and unclean food laws of Leviticus 11 binding on Christians?
- Does the Bible forbid eating pork?
- Does Peter's vision in Acts 10 abolish the food laws?
- What did the Jerusalem Council require Gentiles to abstain from?
Where it appears
11 occurrences in the Greek text.
1 Corinthians 8:4 · N-NSN
Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in the world, and that there is no other God but one.
1 Corinthians 8:7 · N-GSN
However, that knowledge isn’t in all men. But some, with consciousness of an idol until now, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.
1 Corinthians 10:19 · N-NSN
What am I saying then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
1 Corinthians 12:2 · N-APN
You know that when you were heathen, you were led away to those mute idols, however you might be led.
1 John 5:21 · N-GPN
Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
1 Thessalonians 1:9 · N-GPN
For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,
2 Corinthians 6:16 N-GPNActs 7:41 N-DSNActs 15:20 N-GPNRevelation 9:20 N-APNRomans 2:22 N-APN
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