εἴδωλον

εἴδωλον, τό, ([etym.] εἶδος)

A phantom, Il.5.451, Od.4.796, Hdt.5.92.ή, Pl. Lg.959b; βροτῶν εἴδωλα καμόντων, of ghosts, Od.11.476, etc.;

ψυχῶν Procl.Inst.64

.

2 any unsubstantial form,

εἴδωλον σκιᾶς A.Ag. 839

, S.Fr.659.6, Chaerem.14.15;

οὐδὲν ἄλλο πλὴν εἴδωλα . . ἢ κούφην σκιάν S.Aj.126

; εἴ. ἄλλως a mere form, Id.Ph.947; αἰῶνος εἴ. Pi.Fr.131.3.

3 image reflected in a mirror or in water, Pl.Sph. 266b, Arist.Div.Somn.464b9.

4 in the system of Epicurus, film given off by any object and conveying an impression to the eye, Epicur.Ep.1p.10U., Nat.2.1, al., Cic.Fam.15.16.1, etc.

II image in the mind, idea, X.Smp.4.21; phantom of the mind, fancy, Pl.Phd. 66c;

εἴ. καὶ ψεῦδος Id.Tht.150c

.

III image, likeness,

γυναικὸς εἴ. χρύσεον Hdt.1.51

, cf.6.58: metaph.,

λόγος εἴ. ψυχῆς Isoc.3.7

.

IV later, image of a god, idol, LXX 4 Ki.17.12, 1 Ep.Cor.12.2, OGI201.8 (Silco, vi A.D.), etc.

V εἴ. οὐράνια constellations, A.R.3.1004, cf. Max.56.