Commentary for Avodah Zarah 103:18

מאי משמשין ממשמשין גמרינן מה התם עד שיעבדו אף הכא עד שיעבדו או דלמא מינה גמר מה היא אסורה מיד אף משמשיה אסורין מיד

Israelite] is prohibited immediately: Do we derive the law about the accessories [of an Israelite's] idol from the accessories [of an idolater’s idol]? Just as with the latter [they are not prohibited] until they are used, so with the former [they are not prohibited] until they are used. Or do we derive the rule from the idol itself, just as [an Israelite's idol] is prohibited immediately so too its accessories are prohibited immediately?

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