UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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:

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