1 Corinthians 8:10
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol’s temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;”
γνῶσις
Knowledge, understanding, insight. Gnosis. The knowledge of God. True knowledge begins with knowing God. All other knowledge is context. This is the content.
οἰκοδομέω
he will be encouraged
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οἰκοδομέω
To build, to construct, to edify. Build one another up. Every believer is both a building and a builder. You are being built up and you are building others.
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ἔχω
is having
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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ἐάν
If
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ἐάν
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
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ἐσθίω
to eat?
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ἐσθίω
To eat, to consume. Man shall not live by bread alone. Physical eating sustains the body. Feeding on God's word sustains the soul.
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εἴδω
shall see
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εἴδω
To know, to see, to perceive. Paul said I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
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κατάκειμαι
eating,
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κατάκειμαι
to lie down, i.e. (by implication) be sick; specially, to recline at a meal
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εἰδωλόθυτον
idol-sacrifices
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εἰδωλόθυτον
an image-sacrifice, i.e. part of an idolatrous offering
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συνείδησις
conscience
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συνείδησις
co-perception, i.e. moral consciousness
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εἰμί
being
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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τὶς
anyone
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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εἰδωλεῖον
an idol’s temple
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εἰδωλεῖον
an image-fane
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οὐχί
surely
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οὐχί
not indeed
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