ΕἼΔΩΛΟΝ

ΕἼΔΩΛΟΝ: εἴδωλον, -ου, τό [ (< εἶδος), [in LXX for אֱלֹוהָּ, גְּלוּלִים, etc. ;] ] 1. . in cl. (a) . a phantom, image, likeness; (b) . an image in the mind, an idea, fancy.

2. . In LXX and NT, (a) . an image of a god, an idol (cf. Polyb., xxxi, 3, 13): Ac 7:41, I Co 12:2, Re 9:20; (b) . the false god or idol worshipped in an image (ICC, on I Th, l.c.): Ac 15:20, Ro 2:22, I Co 8:4, 7 10:19 II Co 6:18, I Th 1:9, I Jo 5:21.†