εἶδος
eidos · form
Greek word · Strong’s number G1491 · appears 5 times in the Bible
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eidos (εἶδος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “form”.
Appearance.
How to say it
ei·dos
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The shape one sees.
- Kind, sort: "every kind of evil".
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- form ×3
- appearance ×1
- sight ×1
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Luke 3:22
and the Holy Spirit came down in bodily form, like a dove, upon him, and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.”
- Luke 9:29
And it happened, while he was praying, that the appearance of his face became different, and his clothing became white, flashing like lightning.
- John 5:37
And the Father who sent me, he has testified about me. You have never heard his voice nor seen his form,
- 2 Corinthians 5:7
—for we walk by faith, not by sight—
- 1 Thessalonians 5:22
Abstain from every form of evil.