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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G1497 - Idol

Strong's No.:G1497

Greek:εἴδωλον

Transliteration:eidōlon

Phonetic:i'-do-lon

Word Origin:From G1491

Bible Usage:idol.

Part of Speech:Noun Neuter

Strongs
Definition:

an image (that is for worship); by implication a heathen god or (plural) the worship of such


Thayers
Definition:

1. an image, likeness

a. i.e. whatever represents the form of an object, either real or imaginary

b. used of the shades of the departed, apparitions, spectres, phantoms of the mind, etc.

2. the image of an heathen god

3. a false god


Bible References:
Idol

Translation
Occurrences:
idol ( 4 )
idols ( 7 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.