“an image (i.e. for worship); by implication, a heathen god, or (plural) the worship of such”
Definition
Strong’s Definition
an image (i.e. for worship); by implication, a heathen god, or (plural) the worship of such
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
pr. a form, shape, figure; image or statue; hence, an idol, image of a god, Acts 7:41; a heathen god, 1 Cor. 8:4, 7; for εἰδωλόθυτον, the flesh of victims sacrificed to idols, Acts 15:20; Rom. 2:22; 1 Cor. 10:19; 12:12; 2 Cor. 6:16; 1 Thess. 1:9; 1 Jn. 5:21; Rev. 9:20*
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Etymology
from G1491 (εἶδος);
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“And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, a…”