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Definition of "eikon" [ei•kon]

  • Alternative spelling of icon. (noun)

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Use "eikon" in a sentence
  • "The Greek word eikon meant a likeness, image, or picture."
  • "However, the identical collocation can be found in Gregory Nazianzen's 38th Oration (13), complete with the adjective aparallaktos attached to eikon, as in Antioch 341; eikon and sphragis also appear together in his Third Theological Oration (17), with reference to Jn 6.27 as a biblical justification ( 'On him has God the Father set his seal')."
  • "Moving on, it is again striking that Basil's use of eikon, 'image', is parallelled in the same family of texts."
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