εἰδωλό-θῠτος G1494
Food offered in sacrifice to idols, idol meat — a central issue in early Christian ethical debate
A compound noun designating meat or food that has been ritually offered to a pagan deity before being sold in the marketplace or consumed at temple banquets. The term sits at the center of two distinct early Christian debates: the apostolic decree of Acts 15:29 (reiterated in 21:25) prohibits it alongside blood and sexual immorality, while Paul's extended treatment in 1 Corinthians 8–10 nuances the issue around knowledge, conscience, and love for weaker believers. Revelation 2:14, 20 condemns churches that tolerate its consumption. Hindi 'मूर्तियों को बलि चढ़ाए भोजन' (food sacrificed to idols) and Arabic 'ذَبائِح الأَوْثان' (sacrifices of idols) preserve the compound structure.
Senses
1. sacrificed to idols, idol-offered food — Food — particularly meat — that has been offered in sacrifice to a pagan deity, a pressing ethical question in the early church. The apostolic council prohibits it (Acts 15:29; 21:25), Paul addresses it at length in terms of conscience and love for weaker believers (1 Cor 8:1, 4, 7, 10; 10:19, 28), and the risen Christ condemns its toleration in the churches of Pergamum and Thyatira (Rev 2:14, 20). Spanish 'sacrificado a ídolos,' Korean '우상제물,' and Swahili 'vilivyotolewa kwa sanamu' all render the compound concept transparently. 10×
AR["ذَبائِحَ-الأَصْنامِ", "ذَبائِحَ-الأَوْثانِ", "ذَبائِحِ-الأَصنامِ", "ذَبائِحِ-الأَوْثانِ", "ذَبيحَةٌ-مُقَدَّسَةٌ", "ذَبيحَةَ-الصَّنَمِ", "ذَبيحَةِ-وَثَنٍ", "ذَبَائِحَ-الْأَصْنَامِ"]·ben["প্রতিমা-নিবেদিত", "বলিদানের-খাদ্য", "মূর্তি-উৎসর্গিত", "মূর্তিপুজোর-খাদ্য", "মূর্তিপুজোর-খাদ্যের,"]·DE["Goetzenopfer", "εἰδωλοθύτων", "εἰδωλόθυτον"]·EN["from-idol-sacrifices", "idol-sacrifice", "idol-sacrifices", "temple-sacrifice"]·FR["sacrifice-aux-idoles", "viande-sacrifiée"]·heb["הֻקְרַב-לְ-פֶּסֶל", "זִבְחֵי-אֱלִילִים", "זִבְחֵי-הָאֱלִילִים", "זֶבַח-אֱלִילִים", "מִ-", "מַאֲכַל-זֶבֶח", "תִּקְרֹבֶת-אֱלִיל"]·HI["मंदिर-का-बलिदान", "मूर्ति-का-भोजन", "मूर्तियों-की-बलि,", "मूर्तियों-की-बलि।", "मूर्तियों-के-चढ़ाए-से", "मूर्तियों-के-बलिदान-से", "मूर्तियों-को-बलि-चढ़ाए-भोजन"]·ID["makanan-persembahan-berhala,", "makanan-persembahan-berhala.", "persembahan-berhala", "yang-dipersembahkan-kepada-berhala", "yang-dipersembahkan-kepada-dewa"]·IT["eidōlothuta", "offerto-agli-idoli"]·jav["sesaji-brahala", "sesaji-brahala,", "sesaji-suci", "sesajèn-brahala", "sèsaji-brahala,"]·KO["우상에-바친-것과", "우상에-바친-것들과", "우상에게-바친-것들", "우상에게-바친-것들을", "우상에게-바친-것로", "우상의-제물이", "우상제물-을", "제물이니라"]·PT["coisa-oferecida-em-sacrifício", "coisa-sacrificada-a-ídolo", "coisas-sacrificadas-a-ídolos", "coisas-sacrificadas-a-ídolos,", "de-sacrificados-a-ídolos,", "sacrificado-a-ídolos,"]·RU["идоложертвенного,", "идоложертвенное", "идоложертвенное,", "идоложертвенное.", "идоложертвенном,", "от-идоложертвенного", "священножертвенное"]·ES["cosas-sacrificadas-a-ídolos", "de-sacrificado-a-ídolos", "ofrecido-en-sacrificio", "sacrificado-a-ídolo", "sacrificado-a-ídolos"]·SW["ilivyotolewa-kwa-sanamu", "kilichotolewa-kwa-sanamu", "kimetolewa-dhabihu-kwa-sanamu", "vilivyotolewa-kwa-sanamu", "vilivyotolewa-kwa-sanamu,", "vitu-vilivyotolewa-kwa-sanamu,", "vitu-vilivyotolewa-kwa-sanamu."]·TR["o-", "puta sunulmuş-", "puta sunulmuştur", "putlara-kurban-edilenlerden", "putlara-kurban-edilmişten", "putlara-sunulanları", "yemeye", "yerler"]·urd["بت-کی-قربانی", "بتوں-کی-قربانی", "بتوں-کی-قربانیاں", "بتوں-کی-قربانیوں", "بتوں-کے-چڑھاوے", "بُتوں-کی-قربانی", "بُتوں-کی-قُربانی"]
Related Senses
H3548 1. priest, cultic officiant (750×)G5547 1. Christ, Messiah, Anointed One (540×)H5030 1. Prophet, divine spokesperson (317×)H5930a 1. burnt offering (sacrifice) (286×)H3881 1. Levites (priestly class) (283×)G4396 1. prophet, spokesperson of God (146×)H6944 1. sanctuary, holy place (129×)G0749 1. high priest, chief priest (123×)H6944 2. holiness, sacredness (abstract quality) (123×)G5330 1. Pharisee (99×)G4336 1. pray to God (86×)H6944 3. holy things, sacred offerings (plural) (86×)H3722a 1. make ritual atonement (Piel) (85×)H6912 1. bury (Qal active) (82×)H6419 1. pray (Hitpael) (80×)H6944 4. holiness (with possessive pronoun) (77×)H6942 1. sanctify, consecrate (Piel factitive) (76×)H2930a 1. Qal: be/become unclean (75×)H7819a 1. slaughter an animal (Qal active) (72×)H1486 1. lot (object cast for decisions) (71×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
εἰδωλό-θῠτος, ον, sacrificed to idols: substantive εἰδωλόθυτα, τά, meats offered to idols, NT