Forγάρifἐὰνanyoneτιςseesἴδῃyou,σὲthe one whoτὸνhasἔχονταknowledge,γνῶσινreclining at tableκατακείμενονinἐνan idol’s temple,εἰδωλείῳwill notοὐχὶhisαὐτοῦconscience,ἡ συνείδησιςsince he isὄντοςweak,ἀσθενοῦςbe built upοἰκοδομηθήσεταιtoεἰς τὸeatἐσθίεινfood sacrificed to idols?τὰ εἰδωλόθυτα
1 Corinthians 8:10
Study it in the app“For if anyone sees you, the one who has knowledge, reclining at table in an idol’s temple, will not his conscience, since he is weak, be built up to eat food sacrificed to idols?”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 8:10, word by word
- seesἴδῃidēi
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idēi” appears- hasἔχονταechonta
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echonta” appears- knowledgeγνῶσινgnōsin
knowledge
Knowledge.
Where else “gnōsin” appears- reclining at tableκατακείμενονkatakeimenon
recline
To be at the table to eat.
Where else “katakeimenon” appears- an idol’s templeεἰδωλείῳeidōleiōi
idol's temple
Idol's temple: a place where an idol was worshiped.
Where else “eidōleiōi” appears- will notοὐχὶouchi
not
Not (in questions that expect "yes").
Where else “ouchi” appears- conscienceσυνείδησιςsyneidēsis
conscience
Conscience: the inner sense that judges whether what one does is right or wrong.
Where else “syneidēsis” appears- since he isὄντοςontos
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ontos” appears- weakἀσθενοῦςasthenous
weak
Lacking strength or firmness; frail.
Where else “asthenous” appears- be built upοἰκοδομηθήσεταιoikodomēthēsetai
build up
To help others grow in faith.
Where else “oikodomēthēsetai” appears- eatἐσθίεινesthiein
eat
Eat.
Where else “esthiein” appears- food sacrificed to idolsεἰδωλόθυταeidōlothyta
food offered to idols
What has been sacrificed to an idol, especially meat.
Where else “eidōlothyta” appears
Translation note
“Built up”: it is the same word as in 8:1 (“love builds up”); it can be understood as ironic.
The context
9But watch out that this right of yours does not somehow become a cause of stumbling to the weak.
10 · This verse (above)
11For the one who is weak is destroyed by your knowledge, the brother for whom the Messiah died.