1 Corinthians 8:4
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.”
περί
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
βρῶσις
eating
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βρῶσις
(abstractly) eating (literally or figuratively); by extension (concretely) food (literally or figuratively)
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οὖν
therefore
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οὖν
Therefore, then, accordingly. Therefore since we have been justified through faith we have peace with God. The therefore of Scripture always builds on something God has already done.
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εἰδωλόθυτον
idol-sacrifices
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εἰδωλόθυτον
Idol offering, food sacrificed to idols. Eidōlóthyton. Paul addressed this directly: knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. What you eat matters less than who you might wound.
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οὐδείς
no thing
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οὐδείς
No one, nothing, none. No one can snatch them out of My hand. The security of the believer rests not in their grip but in His. And His grip never fails.
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εἴδωλον
an idol
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εἴδωλον
Image, idol, false god. Eídōlon. An idol is any image substituted for the living God. Guard yourselves from idols.
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κόσμος
the] world
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κόσμος
The world, the ordered universe. God so loved the kosmos. He loves what He made and He is working to redeem every part of it.
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θεός
God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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ἕτερος
other
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ἕτερος
Other, different, another kind. Héteros. Not merely a second of the same, but a different order altogether. When Paul warns against a héteros gospel, he means one of a wholly different nature. Discern the difference.
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εἰ
only
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εἰ
If, whether, that. Ei. Scripture's great conditionals hinge on this word, framing promises, warnings, and tests of faith. If you confess, if you believe, if you remain. The ifs of God are invitations, not uncertainties.
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εἷς
one.
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εἷς
One, a single one, unity. Heis. The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Oneness is not uniformity but wholeness. Let nothing divide what God has declared united.
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