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εἴδωλον

MainId: 001518000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: ε

StrongCodes: G1497

Notes: {'Caller': 1, 'LanguageCode': 'en', 'LastEdited': '', 'LastEditedBy': '', 'References': [], 'Content': 'In the NT εἴδωλον[a] is restricted in meaning to idol in contrast with image, as noted in the discussion of {D:6.97}.'}

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 001518001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, n.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: εἴδωλον

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ου

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'εἶδος', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 001518001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 6.97

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Artifacts

      LEXSubDomains: Images and Idols

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-10-27 01:48:15

         DefinitionShort: an object which resembles a person, animal, god, etc. and which is an object of worship{N:001}

         Glosses: ['idol', '(image)']

         Comments: The technical distinction between an image and an idol is that an image may merely represent a supernatural being, while an idol not only represents such a being but is believed to possess certain inherent supernatural powers. Images often become idols when they are assumed to possess such powers in and of themselves rather than being mere representations of some supernatural entity. If, for example, various images of a particular supernatural being are supposed to have different healing powers, then what began merely as images or representations of a supernatural power have become idols, in that the different images themselves have acquired special efficacy.|Though the existence of idols and corresponding terms for them are widespread, idols are by no means universal, and therefore it may be necessary in some languages to employ some type of descriptive equivalent, for example, ‘objects that are made to look like gods’ or ‘carved statues that are considered to be gods.’

      LEXReferences: ACTs 7:41, ROM 2:22, 1COR 8:4, 1COR 8:7, 1COR 10:19, 1COR 12:2, 2COR 6:16, 1TH 1:9, REV 9:20

      LEXLinks: realia:4.6

   2. LEXID: 001518001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 12.23

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Supernatural Beings and Powers

      LEXSubDomains: Supernatural Beings

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-10-27 01:48:15

         DefinitionShort: (a figurative extension of meaning of {L:εἴδωλον}[a] ‘idol,’ {D:6.97}) an unreal supernatural being

         Glosses: false god

         Comments: A ‘false god’ may be rendered as ‘that which seems to be a god.’ In {S:06200502100012} one may speak of ‘those that seem to be gods but really are not.’|It is also possible, however, to interpret εἴδωλον in {S:06200502100012} as being simply an idol.

      LEXReferences: ACTs 15:20, 1TH 1:9, 1YHN 5:21

      LEXLinks: realia:4.6