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1 Corinthians 8:10

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;

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ἐὰνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.ifγάρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.τιςtisany manτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “any man”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.any manἴδῃidēseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).seeσὲsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.theeτὸνtonwhichὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “which”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.whichἔχονταechontahastἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “hast”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.hastγνῶσινgnōsinknowledgeγνῶσις (gnōsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “knowledge”, the object formG1108knowledge, doctrine, wisdom.This verse uses “knowledge”.knowledgeἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inεἰδωλείῳeidōleiōidol's templeεἰδωλεῖον (eidōleion)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “idol's temple”, the to- or for-formG1493a temple for (containing) an image (an idol).the idol's templeκατακείμενονkatakeimenonto reclineκατάκειμαι (katakeimai)verb, present middle participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “to recline”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2621I recline (at table); more often: I keep my bed, am lying ill (in bed).This verse uses “recline”.οὐχὶouchinotοὐχίparticle — “not”G3780by no means, not at all.notἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.συνείδησιςsuneidēsisconscienceσυνείδησιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “conscience”, the subject formG4893the conscience, a persisting notion.the conscienceαὐτοῦautouof himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.of himἀσθενοῦςasthenousweakἀσθενής (asthenēs)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “weak”, the of-formG772(lit: not strong), (a) weak (physically, or morally), (b) infirm, sick.This verse uses “weak”.weakὄντοςontosto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.οἰκοδομηθήσεταιoikodomēthēsetaibe emboldenedοἰκοδομέω (oikodomeō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “be emboldened”, an action still aheadG3618I erect a building, build; fig. of the building up of character: I build up, edify, encourage.be emboldenedεἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.εἰδωλόθυταeidōlothutathose things which are offered to idolsεἰδωλόθυτον (eidōlothuton)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “those things which are offered to idols”, the object formG1494(of meat), sacrificed to an image (or an idol).those things which are offered to idolsἐσθίεινesthieinto eatἐσθίω (esthiō)verb, present active infinitive — “to eat”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for if any one may see thee that hast knowledge in an idol's temple reclining at meat — shall not his conscience — he being infirm — be emboldened to eat the things sacrificed to idols,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For if a man see thee who hast knowledge sitting at meat in an idol’s temple, will not his conscience, if he is weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols?

Young’s Literal Translation

for if any one may see thee that hast knowledge in an idol's temple reclining at meat — shall not his conscience — he being infirm — be emboldened to eat the things sacrificed to idols,

World English Bible

For if a man sees you who have knowledge sitting in an idol’s temple, won’t his conscience, if he is weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols?

Darby Translation

For if any one see thee, who hast knowledge, sitting at table in an idol-house, shall not his conscience, he being weak, be emboldened to eat the things sacrificed to the idol?

Douay-Rheims

For if a man see him that hath knowledge sit at meat in the idol’s temple, shall not his conscience, being weak, be emboldened to eat those things which are sacrificed to idols?

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