Ancient Greek lemma · Strong’s G1493

εἰδωλεῖον

eidoleion · /i-do-li'-on/ — “idol-temple”

An idol's temple or shrine, a building housing an idol. In the LXX it denotes a pagan sanctuary, as at 1 Esdras 2:9 and Bel 10, and corresponds to Hebrew terms for a house of idols (בֵּית עֲצַבִּים).

Derivation: from εἴδωλον with the suffix -εῖον denoting place