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Butδέsolidἡ στερεὰfoodτροφήisἐστινfor the mature,τελείωνthose whoτῶνbecause ofδιὰpracticeτὴν ἕξινhaveἐχόντωνtheir facultiesτὰ αἰσθητήριαtrainedγεγυμνασμέναforπρὸςdistinguishingδιάκρισινgoodκαλοῦandτε καὶevil.κακοῦ
Hebrews 5:14
Study it in the app“But solid food is for the mature, those who because of practice have their faculties trained for distinguishing good and evil.”
With the Greek beneath
Hebrews 5:14, word by word
- solidστερεὰsterea
firm, solid
Firm, solid; steadfast.
Where else “sterea” appears- foodτροφήtrophē
food
Food, nourishment.
Where else “trophē” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- for the matureτελείωνteleiōn
mature
Grown-up, fully developed.
Where else “teleiōn” appears- practiceἕξινhexin
practice, habit
Practice, habit: a skill gained by use.
Where else “hexin” appears- haveἐχόντωνechontōn
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echontōn” appears- their facultiesαἰσθητήριαaisthētēria
faculty, sense
Faculty, sense: the power to perceive and distinguish.
Where else “aisthētēria” appears- trainedγεγυμνασμέναgegymnasmena
train
Exercise, train, as an athlete does.
Where else “gegymnasmena” appears- distinguishingδιάκρισινdiakrisin
discernment
The ability to tell good from evil.
Where else “diakrisin” appears- goodκαλοῦkalou
beautiful
Lovely to look at.
Where else “kalou” appears- evilκακοῦkakou
evil
What goes against God's will and harms others.
Where else “kakou” appears
The context
13For everyone who feeds on milk is unacquainted with the word of righteousness, for he is a child.
14 · This verse (above)