εἰκών

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εἰκών , -όνος (cf. ἔοικα), [in LXX chiefly for צֶלֶם ;] an image, likeness : Mat.22:20 , Mrk.12:16 , Luk.20:24 , Rom.1:23 , 1Co.15:49 , Rev.13:14, 15 14:9, 11 15:2 16:2 19:20 20:4 ; opposite to σκιά, Heb.10:1; of man, εἰ. θεοῦ, 1 Co 11:7 ; of the regenerate, εἰ. τ. θεοῦ Col.3:10 (see Lft., in l.); εἰ. τ. υἱοῦ τ. θεοῦ, Rom.8:29 , 2Co.3:18 ; of Christ, εἰ. τ. θεοῦ, 2Co.4:4 , Col.1:15 .† SYN. : 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. (AS)