εἴδωλον, -ου, τό
(< εἶδος), [in LXX for אֱלֹוהָּ, גְּלוּלִים, etc.;]
1. in cl.
(a) a phantom, image, likeness;
(b) an image in the mind, an idea, fancy.
2. In LXX and NT,
(a) an image of a god, an idol (cf. Polyb., xxxi, 3, 13): Ac 7:41, I Co 12:2, Re 9:20;
(b) the false god or idol worshipped in an image (ICC, on I Th, l.c.): Ac 15:20, Ro 2:22, I Co 8:4, 710:19II Co 6:18, I Th 1:9, I Jo 5:21.†