Commentary for Avodah Zarah 84:13

אמר אביי מיפלח לכל דמשכחי פלחי מיצר ומפלחי הני תלתא דחשיבי ציירי להו ופלחי להו למידי אחרינא לנוי בעלמא עבדי להו

Abaye said: With regard to worshipping, they worship whatever they take hold of; but with regard to the making of images and then worshipping them, these three [mentioned in the Mishnah] which are particularly important to them, they make an image and worship it; but as for the other figures, they only make them for ornamental purposes.

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