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G1494 εἰδωλόθυτον (eidōlóthyton)
Greek
Adjective
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Quick Definition

sacrificed to an image

Strong's Definition

an image-sacrifice, i.e. part of an idolatrous offering

Derivation: neuter of a compound of G1497 (εἴδωλον) and a presumed derivative of G2380 (θύω);

KJV Usage: (meat, thing that is) offered (in sacrifice, sacrificed) to (unto) idols

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

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: Act_15:29; Act_21:25; 1Co_8:1; 1Co_8:4; 1Co_8:7; 1Co_8:10; 1Co_10:19; 1Co_10:28 (here L text T Tr WH read ἱερόθυτόν, which see); Rev_2:14; Rev_2:20. (Cf. Lightfoot on Galatians, p. 308f.)

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

ἱερόθυτος hierothutos 1x offered in sacrifice, 1Co_10:28

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

**† εἰδωλόθυτος , -ον ( < εἴδωλον , θύω ), [in LXX : 4Ma_5:2 * ;] sacri\-ficed to idols: τὸ , τὰ εἰ ., Act_15:29 ; Act_21:25 , 1Co_8:1 ; 1Co_8:4 ; 1Co_8:7 ; 1Co_8:10 ; 1Co_10:19 , Rev_2:14 ; Rev_2:20 .† * ἱερόθυτος , -ον ( < ἱερός , θύω ), offered in sacrifice: 1Co_10:28 ( Rec. εἰδωλοθ -).†

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

εἰδωλόθυτος, -ον, (εἴδωλον, θύω), [in LXX: 4Ma.5:2 * ;] sacrificed to idols: τὸ, τὰ εἰ, Act.15:29 21:25, 1Co.8:1, 4 7, 10 10:19, Rev.2:14, 2o.† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (10)

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