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Koine Greek wordlink #116985

SR GNT 1Cor 8:4 εἴδωλον (eidōlon) ‘we have known that nothing is an idol in the world and’ Strongs=14970 Lemma=eidōlon
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=neuter number=singular

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Only use of identical word form εἴδωλον (N-NNS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘εἴδωλον’ (N-NNS) is always and only glossed as ‘an idol’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘eidōlon’ have 4 different glosses: ‘an idol’, ‘of idols’, ‘idol’, ‘idols’.

Greek words (2) other than εἴδωλον (N-NNS) with a gloss related to ‘idol’

ACTs 7:41 εἰδώλῳ (eidōlōi) N-DNS ‘they brought_up a sacrifice to the idol and they were_being gladdened in’ SR GNT Acts 7:41 word 12

1COR 8:7 εἰδώλου (eidōlou) N-GNS ‘until now of the idol as an idol_sacrificed thing are eating food’ SR GNT 1Cor 8:7 word 17

Key: N=noun DNS=dative,neuter,singular GNS=genitive,neuter,singular NNS=nominative,neuter,singular