Bible Dictionary
GODDESS
A goddess is a female deity in pagan religion. Scripture uses the term for Ashtoreth, worshiped by the Sidonians, and for Diana of Ephesus.
Definition
A goddess is a female deity in pagan religion. The Old Testament has no separate word for goddess; gender is supplied by the noun in the relevant expression.
Biblical Usage
The term is applied to Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Sidonians, in 1 Kings 11:5,33, and to Diana of Ephesus in Acts 19:27,35,37.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>god'-es ('elohim, thea): There is no separate word for "goddess" in the Old Testament. In the only instance in which the word occurs in English Versions of the Bible (1Ki 11:5,33), the gender is determined by the noun--"Ashtoreth, the god (goddess) of the Sidonians." In the New Testament the term is applied to Diana of Ephesus (Ac 19:27,35,37).</p>