εἰδωλολατρεία
eidōlolatreia · idolatry
Greek word · Strong’s number G1495 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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eidōlolatreia (εἰδωλολατρεία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “idolatry”.
The worship of idols.
How to say it
ei·dō·lo·la·trei·a
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
- Giving worship to images or false gods.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- idolatry ×3
- idolatries ×1
Related words
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 1 Corinthians 10:14
Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.
- Galatians 5:20
idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of rage, rivalries, divisions, factions,
- Colossians 3:5
So put to death the members that are on the earth: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry;
- 1 Peter 4:3
For the time that has passed is enough for doing what the nations want, having walked in debauchery, desires, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and lawless idolatries.