1494. eidólothutos
Berean Strong's Lexicon
eidólothutos: Sacrificed to idols

Original Word: εἰδωλόθυτον
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: eidólothutos
Pronunciation: i-do-lo'-thoo-tos
Phonetic Spelling: (i-do-loth'-oo-ton)
Definition: Sacrificed to idols
Meaning: (of meat), sacrificed to an image (or an idol).

Word Origin: From εἴδωλον (eidolon, meaning "idol") and a derivative of θύω (thuo, meaning "to sacrifice")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "eidólothutos," the concept of food offered to idols can be related to the Hebrew term for idols, such as פֶּסֶל (pesel, Strong's H6459).

Usage: The term "eidólothutos" refers to food or meat that has been offered in sacrifice to idols. In the New Testament, it is often used in discussions about whether Christians should eat such food, which was a common practice in the Greco-Roman world where meat from sacrifices was sold in markets.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Greco-Roman world, it was customary to offer sacrifices to various gods and idols. The meat from these sacrifices was often consumed in religious feasts or sold in the marketplace. For early Christians, particularly those from a Jewish background, eating such meat posed a significant ethical and spiritual dilemma. The issue was not just about dietary laws but also about association with pagan worship and the potential stumbling block it could present to other believers.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from eidólon and thuó
Definition
sacrificed to idols
NASB Translation
sacrificed to an idol (1), sacrificed to idols (1), thing sacrificed (1), thing sacrificed to idols (1), things sacrificed (6), things sacrificed to idols (6).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1494: εἰδωλόθυτος

εἰδωλόθυτος, εἰδωλόθυτον (εἴδωλον and θύω), a Biblical and ecclesiastical word (Winers Grammar, 26; 100 (94)), sacrificed to idols; τό εἰδωλόθυτον and τά εἰδωλόθυτα denote the flesh left over from the heathen sacrifices; it was either eaten at feasts, or sold (by the poor and the miserly) in the market: Acts 15:29; Acts 21:25; 1 Corinthians 8:1, 4, 7, 10; 1 Corinthians 10:19, 28 (here L text T Tr WH read ἱερόθυτόν, which see); Revelation 2:14, 20. (Cf. Lightfoot on Galatians, p. 308f.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
meat offered in sacrifice unto idols.

Neuter of a compound of eidolon and a presumed derivative of thuo; an image-sacrifice, i.e. Part of an idolatrous offering -- (meat, thing that is) offered (in sacrifice, sacrificed) to (unto) idols.

see GREEK eidolon

see GREEK thuo

Forms and Transliterations
ειδωλοθυτα ειδωλόθυτα εἰδωλόθυτα ειδωλοθυτον ειδωλόθυτον ειδωλόθυτόν εἰδωλόθυτον εἰδωλόθυτόν ειδωλοθυτων ειδωλοθύτων εἰδωλοθύτων ιεροθυτον ἱερόθυτόν eidolothuta eidōlothuta eidolothuton eidōlothuton eidōlothutōn eidolothyta eidolóthyta eidōlothyta eidōlóthyta eidolothyton eidolothýton eidolóthyton eidolóthytón eidōlothyton eidōlothytōn eidōlothýtōn eidōlóthyton eidōlóthytón hierothyton hieróthytón ierothuton
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 15:29 Adj-GNP
GRK: ἀπέχεσθαι εἰδωλοθύτων καὶ αἵματος
NAS: that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols and from blood
KJV: That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and
INT: to abstain from things sacrificed to idols and from blood

Acts 21:25 Adj-ANS
GRK: τό τε εἰδωλόθυτον καὶ αἷμα
NAS: from meat sacrificed to idols and from blood
KJV: from [things] offered to idols, and
INT: the things moreover offered to idols and blood

1 Corinthians 8:1 Adj-GNP
GRK: δὲ τῶν εἰδωλοθύτων οἴδαμεν ὅτι
NAS: concerning things sacrificed to idols, we know
KJV: as touching things offered unto idols, we know
INT: moreover the things sacrificed to idols we know indeed

1 Corinthians 8:4 Adj-GNP
GRK: οὖν τῶν εἰδωλοθύτων οἴδαμεν ὅτι
NAS: the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know
KJV: the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know
INT: then of the things sacrificed to idols we know that

1 Corinthians 8:7 Adj-NNS
GRK: εἰδώλου ὡς εἰδωλόθυτον ἐσθίουσιν καὶ
NAS: [food] as if it were sacrificed to an idol; and their conscience
KJV: [it] as a thing offered unto an idol; and
INT: idol as of a thing sacrificed to an idol eat and

1 Corinthians 8:10 Adj-ANP
GRK: τὸ τὰ εἰδωλόθυτα ἐσθίειν
NAS: to eat things sacrificed to idols?
KJV: to eat those things which are offered to idols;
INT: the things sacrificed to idols to eat

1 Corinthians 10:19 Adj-NNS
GRK: φημί ὅτι εἰδωλόθυτόν τί ἐστιν
NAS: then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is anything,
KJV: that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is
INT: say I that what is sacrificed to an idol anything is

1 Corinthians 10:28 Adj-NNS
GRK: εἴπῃ Τοῦτο ἱερόθυτόν ἐστιν μὴ
KJV: is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat
INT: say This offered to an idol is not

Revelation 2:14 Adj-ANP
GRK: Ἰσραήλ φαγεῖν εἰδωλόθυτα καὶ πορνεῦσαι
NAS: to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit [acts of] immorality.
KJV: to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and
INT: of Israel to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality

Revelation 2:20 Adj-ANP
GRK: καὶ φαγεῖν εἰδωλόθυτα
NAS: and eat things sacrificed to idols.
KJV: to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
INT: and to eat things sacrificed to idols

Strong's Greek 1494
10 Occurrences


εἰδωλόθυτα — 3 Occ.
εἰδωλοθύτων — 3 Occ.
εἰδωλόθυτον — 3 Occ.
ἱερόθυτόν — 1 Occ.

















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