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εἰκών

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greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine23 occurrences9 books20 verses

Definition

εἰκών, -όνος (cf. ἔοικα),

[in LXX chiefly for צֶלֶם ;]

an image, likeness: Matthew 22:20, Mark 12:16, Luke 20:24, Romans 1:23, 1 Corinthians 15:49, Revelation 13:14, 15; 14:9, 11; 15:2; 16:2; 19:20; 20:4; opposite to σκιά, Hebrews 10:1; of man, εἰ. θεοῦ, 1 Corinthians 11:7; of the regenerate, εἰ. τ. θεοῦ Colossians 3:10 (see Lft., in l.); εἰ. τ. υἱοῦ τ. θεοῦ, Romans 8:29, 2 Corinthians 3:18; of Christ, εἰ. τ. θεοῦ, 2 Corinthians 4:4, Colossians 1:15. Synonyms: ὁμοίωμα, denoting resemblance, which may however be merely accidental. εἰ. is a derived likeness and like the head on a coin or the parental likeness in a child, implies an archetype.

Cf. also εἶδος, appearance, not necessarily based on reality; σκιά, a shadowed resemblance; χαρακτήρ, the impress of a stamp; μόρφη (which see), the form as indicative of the inner being.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as εἰκών:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

23 total
  1. Matthew 22:20εἰκὼν · image
    “Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?”
  2. Mark 12:16εἰκὼν · image
    So they brought it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.
  3. Luke 20:24εἰκόνα · image
    “Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.
  4. Romans 1:23εἰκόνος · images
    …and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.
  5. Romans 8:29εἰκόνος · image
    For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
  6. 1 Corinthians 11:7εἰκὼν · [the] image
    A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
  7. 1 Corinthians 15:49εἰκόνα · likeness; εἰκόνα · likeness
    And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.
  8. 2 Corinthians 3:18εἰκόνα · image
    And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
  9. 2 Corinthians 4:4εἰκὼν · [the] image
    The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
  10. Colossians 1:15εἰκὼν · [the] image
    The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
  11. Colossians 3:10εἰκόνα · [the] image
    …and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
  12. Hebrews 10:1εἰκόνα · realities
    For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.
  13. Revelation 13:14εἰκόνα · an image
    Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived.
  14. Revelation 13:15εἰκόνι · image; εἰκὼν · image; εἰκόνι
    The second beast was permitted to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship it to be killed.
  15. Revelation 14:9εἰκόνα · image
    And a third angel followed them, calling out in a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on his forehead or on his hand,
  16. Revelation 14:11εἰκόνα · image
    And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”
  17. Revelation 15:2εἰκόνος · image
    And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, beside which stood those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name. They were holding harps from God,
  18. Revelation 16:2εἰκόνι · image
    So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and loathsome, malignant sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.
  19. Revelation 19:20εἰκόνι · image
    But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.
  20. Revelation 20:4εἰκόνα · image
    Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.