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eidōlóthyton

food offered to an idol

Say it: eye-do-LOH-thoo-ton (approximate)

εἰδωλόθυτον

What it means

A compound word, "idol-sacrifice," meaning meat that had been offered in a pagan temple. In Corinth, such meat was served in temple dining rooms, sold in the market, and served at private dinners. Chapters 8 through 10 deal with it.

Range of meaning

  • Idol-sacrificeOffered to an idol.
  • Temple meatSold or served afterward.

In 1 Corinthians

  • Chapter 8

    "Food offered to idols" (8:1, 8:4, 8:7, 8:10).

  • Chapter 10

    "This was offered to idols" (10:19, 10:28).

Every verse (5)

Verses where G1494 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources