eidōlolatrēs · idolater

What it means

eidōlolatrēs (εἰδωλολάτρης) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “idolater”.

Someone who worships idols.

How to say it

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

1. One who worships images of false gods.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• idolaters ×5
• idolater ×2

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• 1 Corinthians×4
• Ephesians×1
• Revelation×2

• 1 Corinthians 5:10

  not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would have to go out of the world.

• 1 Corinthians 5:11

  But now I write to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is sexually immoral or greedy or an idolater or a reviler or a drunkard or a swindler; with such a one do not even eat.

• 1 Corinthians 6:9

  Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate men, nor men who lie with males,

• 1 Corinthians 10:7

  Do not become idolaters, as some of them were, as it is written: The people sat down to eat and drink, and they rose up to play.

• Ephesians 5:5

  For this you know, recognizing that no sexually immoral or impure or greedy person, who is an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom of the Messiah and of God.

• Revelation 21:8

  But as for the cowardly and unbelieving and detestable and murderers and the sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their share will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

• Revelation 22:15

  Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the sexually immoral and the murderers and the idolaters and everyone who holds dear and practices falsehood.