Parashas Bo · Shemos 12:12 · TT note 5
Torah Temimah on Shemos 12:12, note 5 (on וּבְכָל אֱלֹהֵי מִצְרַיִם) points to Nedarim 25a.
Sefaria — Exodus 12:12
Sefaria — Torah Temimah on Exodus 12:12
Sefaria — Nedarim 25a
E-Daf — Nedarim 25a
English: Idolatry is called “god,” as it is written: “And against all the gods of Egypt.”
Lexical proof-text: Scripture itself applies the word אֱלֹהִים to avodah zarah.
When administering oaths “on the mind of the Omnipresent,” one must be careful that the swearer’s private intent not redirect the name toward idolatry, since idols too are called “god” in Scripture.