Idolatry
εἰδωλολατρείαStrong’s G1495eidōlolatreia
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Eidōlolatreia is the Greek word usually translated “idolatry” and “idolatries”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.”
Meaning
Usually translated “idolatry” and “idolatries”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- idolatry 3
- idolatries 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 1
- Galatians 1
- Colossians 1
- 1 Peter 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Galatians 5:20Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
- Colossians 3:5Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
- 1 Peter 4:3For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
Greek dictionary
εἰδωλολατρεία eidōlolatreia · idolatry
εἰδωλο-λατρία (-εία, Rec.), -ας, ἡ (εἴδωλον, λατρεία), idolatry: 1Co.10:14, Gal.5:20, Col.3:5; pl. (Bl, §32, 6), 1Pe.4:3 (Cremer, 390).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “idolatry” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
IDOL'ATRY, noun
[Latin idololatria. Gr. idol, and to worship or serve.]
- The worship of idols, images, or any thing made by hands, or which is not God.
- Excessive attachment or veneration for any thing, or that which borders on adoration.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.