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Butδέifἐὰνsomeoneτιςsaysεἴπῃto you,ὑμῖνThisΤοῦτοhas beenἐστινoffered in sacrifice,ἱερόθυτόνdo notμὴeat it,ἐσθίετεbecause ofδι’that oneἐκεῖνονwhoτὸνtold you,μηνύσανταandκαὶbecause ofconscience;τὴν συνείδησιν
1 Corinthians 10:28
Study it in the app“But if someone says to you, This has been offered in sacrifice, do not eat it, because of that one who told you, and because of conscience;”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 10:28, word by word
- saysεἴπῃeipēi
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipēi” appears- has beenἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- offered in sacrificeἱερόθυτόνhierothyton
food offered to idols
What has been sacrificed to an idol, especially meat.
Where else “hierothyton” appears- eat itἐσθίετεesthiete
eat
Eat.
Where else “esthiete” appears- told youμηνύσανταmēnysanta
report, inform
Report, make known.
Where else “mēnysanta” appears- conscienceσυνείδησινsyneidēsin
conscience
Conscience: the inner sense that judges whether what one does is right or wrong.
Where else “syneidēsin” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts add: “for the earth is the Lord’s, and its fullness.”
The context
27If one of the unbelievers invites you and you want to go, eat everything that is set before you, asking no questions because of conscience.
28 · This verse (above)
29conscience, I mean, not your own but that of the other. For why should my freedom be judged by another’s conscience?