Lexical Definition
ἰδέα idéa (id-eh'-ah) appearance G:N-F
from εἴδω
countenance.
- a sight (comparative figuratively "idea"), i.e. aspect
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ιδέαν | his shape | LXX.Gen.5.3 |
| ιδέαι | our shape | LXX.Dan.1.13 |
| shapes | LXX.Dan.1.13 | |
| their shape | LXX.Dan.1.15 | |
| εἰδέα | appearance | Matt.28.3 |
Abbott-Smith
ἰδέα, -ας, ἡ, v.s. εἰδέα.
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἰδέα [ῐ],
Ionic dialect ἰδέη, ἡ, (ἰδεῖν) form, ἰδέᾳ καλός [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to χρῶμα, [Refs]; opposed to μέγεθος, [NT+5th c.BC+]; of the elementary shapes, ἄτομοι ἰδέαι [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of the four elements, Philistion cited in [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__2 semblance, opposed to reality, γνώμην ἐξαπατῶσ᾽ ἰδέαι outward appearances cheat the mind, [Refs 6th c.BC+]
__3 kind, sort, φύλλα τοιῆσδε ἰδέης [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φύσιν παρέχονται ἰδέης τοιήνδε [οἱ ποτάμιοι ἵπποι] [Refs]; ἐφρόνεον διφασίας ἰ. they conceived two modes of acting, [Refs]; τὰ ὄργι᾽ ἐστὶ τίν᾽ ἰ. ἔχοντά σο; what is their nature or fashion? [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἑτέραν ὕμνων ἰ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; καινὰς ἰ. εἰσφέρειν new forms of comedy, [Refs]; τίς ἰ. βουλεύματο; [Refs]; πᾶσα ἰ. θανάτου every form of death, or death in every form, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πᾶσαν ἰδέαν πειράσαντες having tried every way, [Refs]; τῇ αὐτῇ ἰ. [Refs]; οὐκ ἐν ταῖς αὐταῖς ἰ. not in the same relations, [Refs 5th c.BC+]. into one kind of existence, [ἰδέας τοῦ βίου 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Fragmenta” 196. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 especially in Rhet., etc., of literary form, ἀμφοτέραις ταῖς ἰδέαις κατεχρήσαντο πρὸς τὴν ποίησιν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ ἰαμβικὴ ἰ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἡ ἐν τῷ λέγειν ἰ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4.b style, Πλατωνική, Δημοσθενικὴ ἰ., [Refs 5th c.AD+]
__4.c a quality of style (e.g. σαφήνεια, γοργότης, etc.), [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II in Logic,= εἶδος, class, kind: hence, principle of classification, ἔφησθα.. μιᾷ ἰδέᾳ τά τε ἀνόσια ἀνόσια εἶναι καὶ τὰ ὅσια ὅσια [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 plural in Platonic Philosophy, ideal forms, archetypes, τὰς.. ἰ. νοεῖσθαι μέν, ὁρᾶσθαι δ᾽ οὔ [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3 notion, idea, προάγειν τὸν ἀποκρινόμενον ἐπὶ τὴν ἰ. ἀγνοουμένου πράγματος [ἰδέα in later Greek, as “PGen.” 16.17 (3rd c.AD), variant in NT.Matt.28.3.) ">NT+4th c.BC+]