What does ἀθέμιτος · εἰδωλολατρεία mean in the Bible?
ἀθέμιτος · εἰδωλολατρεία is a Greek phrase meaning "lawless or forbidden idolatry".
Greek · G111, G1495
ἀθέμιτος εἰδωλολατρία
Illegal; by implication, flagitious · image-worship (literally or figuratively)
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ἀθέμιτος G111 illegal; by implication, flagitious
Pronunciation athémitos
Violates divine law or sacred custom, not merely human statute; deeply transgressive.
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εἰδωλολατρεία G1495 image-worship (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation eidōlolatreía
Worship of false gods or idols, encompassing both literal image-veneration and figurative spiritual unfaithfulness to God
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What does ἀθέμιτος εἰδωλολατρία (athemitos eidōlolatria) mean in the Bible?
ἀθέμιτος · εἰδωλολατρεία is a Greek phrase meaning "lawless or forbidden idolatry".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G111, G1495?
G111, G1495 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. lawless or forbidden idolatry
Source Gloss
lawless or forbidden idolatry
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Dative (1) Number pattern Plural (1)
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Acts 10:28 1×
Dative · Plural · Feminine 1 Pet 4:3 1×
Word Origins
ἀθέμιτος εἰδωλολατρία is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain