G1497–εἴδωλον–eidōlon

And they made the image of a young ox in those days, and made an offering to it, and had joy in the work of their hands.

εἰδώλῳ eidōlō “idol”

But that we give them orders to keep themselves from things offered to false gods, and from the evil desires of the body, and from the flesh of animals put to death in ways against the law, and from blood.

εἰδώλων eidōlōn “idols”

You who say that a man may not be untrue to his wife, are you true to yours? you who are a hater of images, do you do wrong to the house of God?

εἴδωλα eidōla “idols”

So, then, as to the question of taking food offered to images, we are certain that an image is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one.

εἴδωλον eidōlon “an idol”

Still, all men have not that knowledge: but some, being used till now to the image, are conscious that they are taking food which has been offered to the image; and because they are not strong in the faith, their minds are troubled.

εἰδώλου eidōlou “idol”

Do I say, then, that what is offered to images is anything, or that the image is anything?

εἴδωλόν eidōlon “an idol”

You are conscious that when you were Gentiles, in whatever way you were guided, you went after images without voice or power.

εἴδωλα eidōla “idols”

And what agreement has the house of God with images? for we are a house of the living God; even as God has said, I will be living among them, and walking with them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people.

εἰδώλων; eidōlōn “idols?”

For they themselves give the news of how we came among you; and how you were turned from images to God, to the worship of a true and living God,

εἰδώλων eidōlōn “idols”

My little children, keep yourselves from false gods.

εἰδώλων eidōlōn “idols”

And the rest of the people, who were not put to death by these evils, were not turned from the works of their hands, but went on giving worship to evil spirits, and images of gold and silver and brass and stone and wood which have no power of seeing or h

εἴδωλα eidōla “idols”