εἴδωλον
Alt. εἴδωλον, ου, τό,
Etym. εἶδος
I. "an image, a phantom", Hom., Hdt.; βροτῶν εἴδωλα καμόντων "phantoms" of dead men, Od.; of "any unsubstantial form", σκιᾶς εἴδωλον Aesch.; οὐδὲν ἄλλο πλὴν εἴδωλα Soph.
II. "an image in the mind, idea", Xen.:—also "a fancy", Plat.
III. "an image, likeness", Hdt.
IV. "an image, idol", NTest.