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Strong's G1491 εἶδος (eidos)

Eidos means “view” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1491 — gazah (“take”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1491
Language Greek
Linked Usages 60
Books 27

Strong's G1491 Quick Answer

Strong's G1491 εἶδος (eidos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. eidos (ei`-dos) n. 1. a view, i.e. form {literally or figuratively} It has 60 linked Bible usages across 27 books. Visible English usage signals include shape, fashion, sight, and appearance. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
eidos (ei`-dos) n. 1. a view, i.e. form {literally or figuratively}
Usage
60 linked usages
Books
27 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
shape, fashion, sight, and appearance

Meaning and Definition

eidos (ei`-dos) n. 1. a view, i.e. form {literally or figuratively} [from G1492] KJV: appearance, fashion, shape, sight Root(s): G1492

Original Word
εἶδος
Transliteration
eidos
Derivation
Root: εἴδω R1: 1492
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1491. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

appearance

Usage: εἶδος, -ους, τό, [in LXX for מַרְאֶה,, etc. ;] __1. that which is seen, appearance, external form: Luk.3:22 9:29, Jhn.5:37, 2Co.5:7 (ICC in l.). __2. form, sort, kind: 1Th.5:22. † (AS)

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How Strong's G1491 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render eidos, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

shape Luke 3:22 appearance 1 Thessalonians 5:22 fashion Luke 9:29 sight 2 Corinthians 5:7

How Strong's G1491 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, New Testament, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 43 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G1491 (εἶδος) appears 58 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G1491 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G1491 in the New Testament

5 indexed usages in New Testament.

Luke 3:22 KJV

And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

Luke 9:29 KJV

And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.

John 5:37 KJV

And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.

Strong's G1491 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

43 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 29:17 Septuagint / Brenton

And the eyes of Leah were weak. But Rachel was beautiful in appearance, and exceedingly fair in countenance.

Genesis 32:31 Septuagint / Brenton

And Jacob called the name of that place, the Face of God; For, said he, I have seen God face to face, and my life was preserved.

Genesis 32:32 Septuagint / Brenton

And the sun rose upon him, when he passed the Face of God; and he halted upon his thigh.

Strong's G1491 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

10 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 4:18 Septuagint / Brenton

Yea, and if men have gathered together gold and silver, or any other goodly thing, do they not love a woman which is comely in favor and beauty?

Judith 8:7 Septuagint / Brenton

She was also of a goodly countenance, and very beautiful to behold: and her husband Manasseh had left her gold, and silver, and menservants, and maidservants, and cattle, and lands; and she remained upon them.

Judith 11:23 Septuagint / Brenton

And now thou art both beautiful in thy countenance, and witty in thy words: surely if thou do as thou hast spoken, thy God shall be my God, and thou shalt dwell in the house of King Nebuchadnezzar, and shalt be renowned through the whole earth.

Strong's G1491 in 1 Enoch

2 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 14:18 Septuagint / Brenton

of the stars, and its ceiling also was flaming fire. And I looked and saw therein a lofty throne: its appearance was as crystal, and the wheels thereof as the shining sun, and there was the vision of

1 Enoch 14:20 Septuagint / Brenton

thereon. And the Great Glory sat thereon, and His raiment shone more brightly than the sun and

Usage Excerpts

First 60 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1491.

Genesis 29:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the eyes of Leah were weak. But Rachel was beautiful in appearance, and exceedingly fair in countenance.
Genesis 32:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jacob called the name of that place, the Face of God; For, said he, I have seen God face to face, and my life was preserved.
Genesis 32:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the sun rose upon him, when he passed the Face of God; and he halted upon his thigh.
Genesis 39:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he committed all that he had into the hands of Joseph; and he knew not of anything that belonged to him, save the bread which he himself ate. And Joseph was handsome in form, and exceedingly beautiful in countenance.
Genesis 41:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And lo, there came up as it were out of the river seven cows, fair in appearance, and choice of flesh, and they fed on the sedge.
Genesis 41:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And other seven cows came up after these out of the river, ill-favored and lean-fleshed, and fed by the other cows on the bank of the river.
Genesis 41:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the seven ill-favored and lean cows devoured the seven well-favored and choice-fleshed cows; and Pharaoh awoke.
Genesis 41:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and there came up as it were out of the river, seven cows well-favored and choice-fleshed, and they fed on the sedge.
Genesis 41:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And behold seven other cows came up after them out of the river, evil and ill-favored and lean-fleshed, such that I never saw worse in all the land of Egypt.
Exodus 24:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they saw the place where the God of Israel stood; and under his feet was as it were a work of sapphire slabs, and as it were the appearance of the firmament of heaven in its purity.
Exodus 24:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the appearance of the glory of the Lord was as burning fire on the top of the mountain, before the children of Israel.
Exodus 26:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt set up the tabernacle according to the pattern shown thee in the mount.
Exodus 28:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And beneath upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round about:
Leviticus 13:43 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall look upon him, and, behold, if the appearance of the plague be white or inflamed in his baldness of head or baldness in front, as the appearance of leprosy in the skin of his flesh,
Numbers 8:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And this is the construction of the candlestick: it is solid, golden—its stem, and its lilies—all solid: according to the pattern which the Lord showed Moses, so he made the candlestick.
Numbers 9:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And in the day in which the tabernacle was pitched the cloud covered the tabernacle, the place of the testimony; and in the evening there was upon the tabernacle as the appearance of fire till the morning.
Numbers 9:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So it was continually: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night.
Numbers 11:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the manna is as coriander seed, and the appearance of it the appearance of hoarfrost.
Numbers 12:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I will speak to him mouth to mouth apparently, and not in dark speeches; and he has seen the glory of the Lord; and why were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
Deuteronomy 21:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and shouldest see among the spoil a woman beautiful in countenance, and shouldest desire her, and take her to thyself for a wife,
Judges 13:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the woman went in, and spoke to her husband, saying, A man of God came to me, and his appearance was as of an angel of God, very dreadful; and I did not ask him whence he was, and he did not tell me his name.
1 Kingdoms 14:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Ahijah son of Ahitub, the brother of Ichabod the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, was the priest of God in Shiloh wearing an ephod: and the people knew not that Jonathan was gone.
1 Kingdoms 16:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And one of his servants answered and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, and he understands playing on the harp, and the man is prudent, and a warrior, and wise in speech, and the man is handsome, and the Lord is with him.
1 Kingdoms 22:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Have I begun today to inquire of God for him? by no means: let not the king bring a charge against his servant, and against the whole of my father’s house; for thy servant knew not in all these matters anything great or small.
1 Kingdoms 25:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the man’s name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail: and his wife was of good understanding and very beautiful in person: but the man was harsh and evil in his doings, and the man was churlish.
2 Kingdoms 11:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass toward evening, that David arose off his couch, and walked on the roof of the king’s house, and saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
2 Kingdoms 11:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass while Joab was watching against the city, that he set Uriah in a place where he knew that valiant men were.
2 Kingdoms 13:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it happened after this that Absalom the son of David had a very beautiful sister, and her name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
Esther 2:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then the servants of the king said, Let there be sought for the king chaste and beautiful young virgins.
Esther 2:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And let the king appoint local governors in all the provinces of his kingdom, and let them select fair and chaste young damsels and bring them to the city Susa, into the women’s apartment, and let them be consigned to the king’s chamberlain, the keeper of the women; and let things for purification and other attendance be given to them.
Esther 2:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he had a foster child, daughter of Amminadab his father’s brother, and her name was Esther; and when her parents were dead, he brought her up for a wife for himself: and the damsel was beautiful.
Job 33:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then opens he the understanding of men: He scares them with such fearful visions:
Job 41:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
At his sneezing a light shines, And his eyes are as the appearance of the morning star.
Proverbs 7:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
That causes the hearts of young men to flutter.
Song of Solomon 5:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
His legs are marble pillars set on golden sockets: His form is as Lebanon, choice as the cedars.
Isaiah 52:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
As many shall be amazed at thee, so shall thy face be without glory from men, and thy glory shall not be honored by the sons of men.
Isaiah 53:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
We brought a report as of a child before him; he is as a root in a thirsty land: he has no form nor comeliness; and we saw him, but he had no form nor beauty.
Isaiah 53:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But his form was ignoble, and inferior to that of the children of men; he was a man in suffering, and acquainted with the bearing of sickness, for his face is turned from us: he was dishonored, and not esteemed.
Jeremiah 11:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Lord called thy name a fair olive tree, of a goodly shade in appearance, at the noise of its being lopped, fire was kindled against it; great is the affliction coming upon thee: her branches are become good for nothing.
Jeremiah 15:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will punish them with four kinds of death, saith the Lord, the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the wild beasts of the earth, and the birds of the sky to devour and destroy.
Lamentations 4:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Their countenance is become blacker than smoke; They are not known in the streets: Their skin has cloven to their bones; They are withered, they are become as a stick.
Ezekiel 1:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the appearance of the wheels was as the appearance of beryl: and the four had one likeness: and their work was as it were a wheel in a wheel.
Ezekiel 1:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
that was over their head, there was as the appearance of a sapphire stone, and the likeness of a throne upon it: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as an appearance of a man above.
Luke 3:22 New Testament, KJV
And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
Luke 9:29 New Testament, KJV
And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.
John 5:37 New Testament, KJV
And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
1 Esdras 4:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Yea, and if men have gathered together gold and silver, or any other goodly thing, do they not love a woman which is comely in favor and beauty?
Judith 8:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
She was also of a goodly countenance, and very beautiful to behold: and her husband Manasseh had left her gold, and silver, and menservants, and maidservants, and cattle, and lands; and she remained upon them.
Judith 11:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And now thou art both beautiful in thy countenance, and witty in thy words: surely if thou do as thou hast spoken, thy God shall be my God, and thou shalt dwell in the house of King Nebuchadnezzar, and shalt be renowned through the whole earth.
Wisdom of Solomon 15:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For neither did the mischievous invention of men deceive us, Nor an image spotted with diverse colors, The painter’s fruitless labor;
Wisdom of Solomon 15:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The sight whereof enticeth fools to lust after it, And so they desire the form of a dead image, that hath no breath.
Wisdom of Sirach 23:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Two sorts of men multiply sin, And the third will bring wrath: A hot mind is as a burning fire, It will never be quenched till it be consumed: A fornicator in the body of his flesh Will never cease till he hath kindled a fire.
Wisdom of Sirach 25:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Three sorts of men my soul hateth, And I am greatly offended at their life: A poor man that is proud, a rich man that is a liar, And an old adulterer that doateth.
Wisdom of Sirach 43:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The pride of the height, the clear firmament, The beauty of heaven, with his glorious show;
Daniel 1:31 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Book 151 1:31 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
1 Enoch 14:18 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
of the stars, and its ceiling also was flaming fire. And I looked and saw therein a lofty throne: its appearance was as crystal, and the wheels thereof as the shining sun, and there was the vision of
1 Enoch 14:20 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
thereon. And the Great Glory sat thereon, and His raiment shone more brightly than the sun and

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1491, grouped by book.

Genesis 9 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Esther 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Luke 2 usages, New Testament
John 1 usage, New Testament
2 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
1 Thessalonians 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Judith 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Daniel 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Book 151 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 2 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G1491 FAQ

What does eidos (εἶδος) mean?

Eidos (Strong's G1491) is a Greek word most simply glossed "view". eidos (ei`-dos) n. 1. a view, i.e. form {literally or figuratively}

How many times is eidos (εἶδος) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 60 linked usages for Strong's G1491 across 27 books.

Where can I study eidos (εἶδος) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1491 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate eidos (εἶδος)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as shape, fashion, sight, and appearance. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G1491 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 43 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 10 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 2 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G1491, with linked reader references where each row is available.