Icon

An icon (from Greek {{polytonic|?????}}, eikon, "image") is an image, picture, or representation; it is a sign or likeness that stands for an object by signifying or representing it, or by analogy, as in semiotics; in computers an icon is a symbol on the monitor used to signify a command; by extension, icon is also used, particularly in modern popular culture, in the general sense of symbol — i.e. a name, face, picture or even a person readily recognized as having some well-known significance or embodying certain qualities.

Eikon in the New Testament

In the New Testament the term is used for everything from Jesus as the image of the invisible God (Colossians 1:15) to the image of Caesar on a Roman coin (Matthew 22:20) to the image of the Beast in the Apocalypse (Revelation 14:19). Here is a complete listing:

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• Matthew 22:20;
• Mark 12:16
• Luke 20:24
• Romans 1:23
• Romans 8:29;
• 1 Corinthians 11:7;
• 1 Corinthians 15:49
• 2 Corinthings 3:18;
• 2 Corinthians 4:4;
• Colossians 1:15;
• Colossians 3:10;
• Hebrews 10:1;
• Revelation 13:13;
• Revelation 13:15;
• Revelation 14:9;
• Revelation 14:11
• Revelation 15:2
• Revelation 16:2
• Revelation 19:20;
• Revelation 20:4.