Word study · Greek

eidōlolatría

idolatry

Say it: eye-do-lo-lat-REE-ah (approximate)

εἰδωλολατρία

What it means

Idol worship (eidōlon "idol" plus latreia "service"). In 5:20 it is in the list of the works of the flesh. In 1 Corinthians 10:14 Paul tells believers to "flee from idolatry."

Range of meaning

  • Idol worshipServing false gods.
  • IdolatryGiving to something what belongs to God.

In Galatians

Every verse (1)

Verses where G1495 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources