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Koine Greek wordlink #116057

SR GNT 1 Cor 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
Year=59 AD

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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

OET-LV: 41 And they _made _a _calf in the those days, and they _brought _up a_sacrifice to _the idol, and they _were _being _gladdened in the works of _the hands of _them. (ACT_7:41)

OET-RV: 41 So together they made a calf as an idol to bring sacrifices to, and they were pleased with what they’d achieved. (ACT 7:41)

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

OET-LV: 7 But not in all is the knowledge, but some the by _custom until now of _the idol, as an_idol _sacrificed thing are _eating food, and the conscience of _them weak being, is _being _defiled. (CO1_8:7)

OET-RV: 7 But not everyone knows this. Some people have been so used to trusting idols that even now as believers when they eat food that’s been sacrificed to idols, they still think it’s wrong and so their weak consciences become defiled. (CO1 8:7)

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