Strong's Lexicon
G1493 — εἰδωλεῖον
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
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).
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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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