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It can denote the outward shape or structure that is perceived by the senses. In a broader sense, it can also refer to the kind or nature of something, indicating its essential characteristics.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek philosophy, "eidos" was a significant term used by Plato to describe the ideal forms or archetypes of things, which exist in a realm beyond the physical world. In the New Testament context, "eidos" is used to describe the visible appearance or form of something, often in relation to spiritual truths or moral teachings.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>1491</b> <i>eídos</i> (a neuter noun derived from <a href="/greek/1492.htm">1492</a> <i>/eídō</i>, "to see, apprehend") – properly, the <i>sight</i> (i.e. of something <i>exposed</i>, <i>observable</i>), especially its <i>outward</i> appearance or <i>shape</i> (J. Thayer). <a href="/greek/1491.htm">1491</a> (<i>eídos</i>) emphasizes "what <i>is physically seen</i>" (<i>BAGD</i>) before mentally or spiritually apprehended. <a href="/greek/1492.htm">See 1492</a> (<i>eidō</i>, <i>oida</i>).</p><p class="discovery"><i>Example</i>: <a href="/greek/1491.htm">1491</a> <i>/eídos</i> ("visible appearance") refers to the <i>outward form</i> taken on by each of the three Persons of the tri-personal God: a) the <i>Holy Spirit</i> in Lk 3:22: "And the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in <i>bodily form</i> like a dove"; b) <i>Jesus</i>, in Lk 9:29: "And while He was praying, the <i>appearance</i> of His face became different, and His clothing became white and gleaming"; and c) the <i>Father</i>, in Jn 5:37: "You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His <i>form</i>."</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1491: εἶδος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">εἶδος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">εἴδους</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> (<span class="greek2">ἘΙΔΩ</span>), in the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> chiefly for <span class="hebrew">מַרְאֶה</span> and <span class="hebrew">תֹּאַר</span>; properly, that which strikes the eye, which is exposed to view; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">the external oppearance, form, figure, shape,</span> (so from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down): <a href="/interlinear/john/5-37.htm">John 5:37</a>; <span class="greek2">σωματικῷ</span> <span class="greek2">εἴδει</span>, <a href="/interlinear/luke/3-22.htm">Luke 3:22</a>; <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">εἶδος</span> <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">προσώπου</span> <span class="greek2">αὐτοῦ</span>, <a href="/interlinear/luke/9-29.htm">Luke 9:29</a>; <span class="greek2">διά</span> <span class="greek2">εἴδους</span>, as encompassed with the visible appearance (of eternal things) (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">διά</span></span>, A. I. 2), <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/5-7.htm">2 Corinthians 5:7</a>, — commonly explained, <span class="accented">by sight</span> i. e. <span class="accented">beholding</span> (Luth.:<span class="latin">im Schauen</span>); but no example has yet been adduced from any Greek writings in which <span class="greek2">εἶδος</span> is used actively, like the Latin species, of vision; (<span class="greek2">στόμα</span> <span class="greek2">κατά</span> <span class="greek2">στόμα</span>, <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">εἴδει</span>, <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">οὐ</span> <span class="greek2">δἰ</span> <span class="greek2">ὁραμάτων</span> <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">ἐνυπνίων</span>, Clement. homil. 17, 18; cf. <a href="/interlinear/numbers/12-8.htm">Numbers 12:8</a> the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span>). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">form, kind</span>: <span class="greek2">ἀπό</span> <span class="greek2">παντός</span> <span class="greek2">εἴδους</span> <span class="greek2">πονηροῦ</span> <span class="greek2">ἀπέχεσθε</span>, i. e. from every kind of evil or wrong, <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/5-22.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:22</a> (cf.<span class="greek2">πονηρός</span>, under the end); (<span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 10, 3, 1 <span class="greek2">πᾶν</span> <span class="greek2">εἶδος</span> <span class="greek2">πονηρίας</span>. The Greeks, especially <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, oppose <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">εἶδος</span> to <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">γένος</span>, as the Latin does <span class="accented">species to genus</span>. Cf. <span class="abbreviation">Schmidt</span>, chapter 182, 2).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>appearance, fashion, shape, sight. <p>From <a href="/greek/1492.htm">eido</a>; a view, i.e. Form (literally or figuratively) -- appearance, fashion, shape, sight. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1492.htm">eido</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ειδει είδει εἴδει είδεσι είδη είδον ειδος ειδός είδος εἶδος ειδους είδους εἴδους eidei eídei eidos eîdos eidous eídous<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/3-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 3:22</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Neuter Singular">N-DNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἅγιον σωματικῷ <b>εἴδει</b> ὡς περιστερὰν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> upon Him in bodily <span class="itali">form</span> like<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in a bodily <span class="itali">shape</span> like<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/3-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Holy in a bodily <span class="itali">form</span> as a dove<p><b><a href="/text/luke/9-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 9:29</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular">N-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτὸν τὸ <b>εἶδος</b> τοῦ προσώπου</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> He was praying, <span class="itali">the appearance</span> of His face<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> prayed, <span class="itali">the fashion</span> of his<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/9-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> he the <span class="itali">appearance</span> of the face<p><b><a href="/text/john/5-37.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 5:37</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀκηκόατε οὔτε <b>εἶδος</b> αὐτοῦ ἑωράκατε</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> nor seen <span class="itali">His form.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/john/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> seen his <span class="itali">shape.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/john/5-37.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> have you heard nor <span class="itali">form</span> of him have you seen<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/5-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 5:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular">N-GNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὐ διὰ <b>εἴδους</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for we walk by faith, <span class="itali">not by sight--</span><br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not by <span class="itali">sight:)</span><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/5-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not by <span class="itali">sight</span><p><b><a href="/text/1_thessalonians/5-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Thessalonians 5:22</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular">N-GNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀπὸ παντὸς <b>εἴδους</b> πονηροῦ ἀπέχεσθε</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_thessalonians/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> abstain from every <span class="itali">form</span> of evil.<br><a href="/kjvs/1_thessalonians/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> from all <span class="itali">appearance</span> of evil.<br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/5-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> from every <span class="itali">form</span> of evil abstain<p><b><a href="/greek/1491.htm">Strong's Greek 1491</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1491.htm">5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/eidei_1491.htm">εἴδει — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eidos_1491.htm">εἶδος — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eidous_1491.htm">εἴδους — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/1490b.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1490b"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1490b" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/1491a.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1491a"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1491a" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>