εἰδωλολατρείαeidōlolatreía

idolatry: 1 Corinthians 10:14, Galatians 5:20, Colossians 3:5; plural (Bl, §32, 6), 1 Peter 4:3.

Greek (New Testament) · G1495

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Corinthians 10:14 So, my dear friends, flee from the worship of idols.
  • Galatians 5:20 idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division,
  • Colossians 3:5 So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.
  • 1 Peter 4:3 You have had enough in the past of the evil things that godless people enjoy—their immorality and lust, their feasting and drunkenness and wild parties, and their terrible worship of idols.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.