εἰδωλολατρία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • εἰδωλολᾰτρείᾱ (eidōlolătreíā)

Etymology

From εἰδωλολᾰτρος (eidōlolătros, “idolater”) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

εἰδωλολᾰτρῐ́ᾱ • (eidōlolătrĭ́ā) f (genitive εἰδωλολᾰτρῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. (religion) idolatry (the worship of idols)
    • 53 CE – 55 CE, Paul the Apostle, First Epistle to the Corinthians 10:14:
      διόπερ, ἀγαπητοί μου, φεύγετε ἀπὸ τῆς εἰδωλολατρίας.
      dióper, agapētoí mou, pheúgete apò tês eidōlolatrías.
      Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

Inflection

First declension of ἡ εἰδωλολᾰτρῐ́ᾱ; τῆς εἰδωλολᾰτρῐ́ᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ εἰδωλολᾰτρῐ́ᾱ
hē eidōlolătrĭ́ā 		τὼ εἰδωλολᾰτρῐ́ᾱ
tṑ eidōlolătrĭ́ā 		αἱ εἰδωλολᾰτρῐ́αι
hai eidōlolătrĭ́ai
Genitive τῆς εἰδωλολᾰτρῐ́ᾱς
tês eidōlolătrĭ́ās 		τοῖν εἰδωλολᾰτρῐ́αιν
toîn eidōlolătrĭ́ain 		τῶν εἰδωλολᾰτρῐῶν
tôn eidōlolătrĭôn
Dative τῇ εἰδωλολᾰτρῐ́ᾳ
tēî eidōlolătrĭ́āi 		τοῖν εἰδωλολᾰτρῐ́αιν
toîn eidōlolătrĭ́ain 		ταῖς εἰδωλολᾰτρῐ́αις
taîs eidōlolătrĭ́ais
Accusative τὴν εἰδωλολᾰτρῐ́ᾱν
tḕn eidōlolătrĭ́ān 		τὼ εἰδωλολᾰτρῐ́ᾱ
tṑ eidōlolătrĭ́ā 		τᾱ̀ς εἰδωλολᾰτρῐ́ᾱς
tā̀s eidōlolătrĭ́ās
Vocative εἰδωλολᾰτρῐ́ᾱ
eidōlolătrĭ́ā 		εἰδωλολᾰτρῐ́ᾱ
eidōlolătrĭ́ā 		εἰδωλολᾰτρῐ́αι
eidōlolătrĭ́ai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Latin: īdōlolatrīa, īdōlatrīa

References

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