εἴδωλον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From εἶδος (“form”).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /e͜édɔ͜ɔlon/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /íːdoːlon/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /íðolon/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /íðolon/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /íðolon/

Noun

εἴδωλον (genitive εἰδώλου) n, second declension; (eidōlon)

1. shape, figure, image
2. image of the mind: idea, fancy
3. representation, statue, idol

Inflection

Second declension of εἴδωλον, εἰδώλου

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ εἴδωλον	τὼ εἰδώλω	τὰ εἴδωλᾰ
Genitive	τοῦ εἰδώλου	τοῖν εἰδώλοιν	τῶν εἰδώλων
Dative	τῷ εἰδώλῳ	τοῖν εἰδώλοιν	τοῖς εἰδώλοις
Accusative	τὸ εἴδωλον	τὼ εἰδώλω	τὰ εἴδωλᾰ
Vocative	εἴδωλον	εἰδώλω	εἴδωλᾰ

Descendants

• English: eidolon, idol
• Greek είδωλο (eídolo)
• Russian: идол (ídol)

References

• LSJ
• Bauer lexicon
• Strong’s concordance number: G1497