The Hebrew and Aramaic that is translated as «gods» in English is translated into Pass Valley Yali as «the good spirits (of the deceased one).» (Source: Daud Soesilo)
The Greek in 1 Corinthians is translated in Quetzaltepec Mixe similarly with a term that makes clear that these are good or bad spirits, not gods which can be compared to God. (Source: Robert Bascom)