εἰδωλοθύτων

eidolothuton

things sacrificed to idols

neuter of a compound of εἴδωλον and a presumed derivative of θύω; an image-sacrifice, i.e. part of an idolatrous offering:--(meat, thing that is) offered (in sacrifice, sacrificed) to (unto) idols.

G1494

Acts 15:29 · Word #2

Lexicon G1494

Lemmaεἰδωλόθυτον
Transliterationeidōlóthyton
Strong'sG1494
In-contextthings sacrificed to idols
Literalidol-sacrifices

Morphology ADJ.S GEN N PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun
Case GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation
Gender N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaεἰδωλόθυτος
Strong'sG1494

SIBI-P1 G1494-02

of idol-sacrifice-things (genitive neuter plural); idol-sacrifice-thing (accusative neuter singular)

Morphological NotesNoun, neuter. Forms attested: genitive plural (GNP) and accusative singular (ANS). Genitive plural expresses relation or source ("of idol-sacrifice-things"); accusative singular marks the direct object ("idol-sacrifice-thing").
Rendering RationaleThe rendering preserves the compound structure of εἴδωλον (idol, image) and θύω (to sacrifice), conveying the idea of something sacrificed to an idol. The genitive neuter plural form is reflected by "of idol-sacrifice-things," indicating possession or association, while the accusative neuter singular is rendered "idol-sacrifice-thing," marking it as a direct object.

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Words from Root εἰδωλόθυτον (idol-offering, idol-sacrifice, thing sacrificed to an image)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G1494-01 eidolothuta idol-sacrificed-things

Word Usage (9 occurrences of G1494)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Acts 15:29 εἰδωλοθύτων eidolothuton things sacrificed to idols
Acts 21:25 εἰδωλόθυτον eidolothuton things offered to idols
1 Corinthians 8:1 εἰδωλοθύτων eidolothuton things sacrificed to idols
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