Strong's Lexicon

G1493

G1493 — εἰδωλεῖον

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekeidoleionnounOccurrences: 1

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G1493
Word:εἰδωλεῖον
Part of Speech:noun
Etymology:neuter of a presumed derivative of G1497
Language:Greek
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:eidoleion
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:ei-do-lei`-on
Meaning:1. an image-temple, idol's temple
KJV Renderings:idol's temple

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

εἰδωλεῖον (εἰδώλιον T WH; see Iota), ἐιδωλειου, τό (εἴδωλον, which see; cf. ’Ἀσκληπειον, Ἀπολλωνειον, ἡρακλειον etc. (Winers Grammar, 95 (90))), an idol’s temple, temple consecrated to idols: 1Co 8:10 (1Ma 1:47 1Ma 10:83; 1Es 2:9; not found in secular authors; for in the fragment from Sophocles (152 Dindorf) in Plutarch, de amico et adul. c. 36 ἑδωλια has of late been restored).

Other Resources

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

Englishman's Greek Concordance

εἰδωλεῖον (idol's temple)

1 Corinthians 8:10

KJV: For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol’s temple shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols
GK: εάν γαρ τις ίδη σε τον έχοντα γνώσιν εν ειδωλείω κατακείμενον ουχί η συνείδησις αυτού ασθενούς όντος οικοδομηθήσεται εις το τα ειδωλόθυτα εσθίειν
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