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εἰδωλολάτρης
eidōlolatrēs
G1496
G:N-M Greek

idolater

7
Occurrences
3
Books
Greek
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eidololatres denotes a person identified among those warned against, excluded, or judged in Scripture.

The term identifies persons placed in lists of prohibited conduct or people subject to exclusion and judgment: believers are told not to become such people, not to associate with a professing brother so identified, and such persons are said not to inherit or to remain outside the kingdom.

Senses in use

  1. Persons identified in warnings, exclusion, and judgment · dominant

    Across all seven occurrences, the noun names people in vice or judgment lists. In 1 Corinthians 10:7 the nominative plural occurs in the warning not to become such people; in 1 Corinthians 5:11 the nominative singular identifies a professing brother with whom association and eating are forbidden. In 1 Corinthians 6:9, Ephesians 5:5, Revelation 21:8, and Revelation 22:15, the term occurs among those said not to inherit, to have no inheritance, to receive the lake of fire, or to remain outside; 1 Corinthians 5:10 places the dative plural among people in the world.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the noun with “idolater” or “idolaters” in lists of people, warnings, exclusion, and judgment. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate every nuance of the Greek term.

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