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1 Corinthians 8:7

Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “by custom” (συνηθείᾳ) before until here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “by conscience” (συνειδήσει) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

Ἀλλ’allHowbeitἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “Howbeit”G235but, except, however.Howbeitοὐκoukthere is notοὐ (ou)adverb — “there is not”G3756no, not.there is notἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inπᾶσινpasinevery manπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “every man”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.every manἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γνῶσιςgnōsisthat knowledgeγνῶσιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “that knowledge”, the subject formG1108knowledge, doctrine, wisdom.This verse uses “knowledge”.that knowledgeτινὲςtinessomeτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “some”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.someδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.συνηθείᾳsunētheiawith conscienceσυνήθειαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “with conscience”, the to- or for-formG4914a custom, habit, practice.with conscienceἕωςheōsuntoἕωςpreposition — “unto”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.untoἄρτιartithis hourἄρτιadverb — “this hour”G737now, just now, at this moment.this hourτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.εἰδώλουeidōlouidolεἴδωλον (eidōlon)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “idol”, the of-formG1497an idol, false god.ὡςhōsit asὡςconjunction — “it as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.it asεἰδωλόθυτονeidōlothutona thing offered unto an idolεἰδωλόθυτονadjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “a thing offered unto an idol”, the object formG1494(of meat), sacrificed to an image (or an idol).a thing offered unto an idolἐσθίουσινesthiousinto eatἐσθίω (esthiō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to eat”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.συνείδησιςsuneidēsisconscienceσυνείδησιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “conscience”, the subject formG4893the conscience, a persisting notion.conscienceαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἀσθενὴςasthenēsweakἀσθενήςadjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “weak”, the subject formG772(lit: not strong), (a) weak (physically, or morally), (b) infirm, sick.This verse uses “weak”.weakοὖσαousato beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.μολύνεταιmolunetaiis defiledμολύνω (molunō)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “is defiled”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3435I soil, stain, pollute, defile, lit. and met.is defiled

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

συνειδήσειsuneidēseiwith conscienceσυνείδησις (suneidēsis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “with conscience”, the to- or for-formG4893the conscience, a persisting notion.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

but not in all men [is] the knowledge, and certain with conscience of the idol, till now, as a thing sacrificed to an idol do eat [it], and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Howbeit there is not in all men that knowledge: but some, being used until now to the idol, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.

Young’s Literal Translation

but not in all men [is] the knowledge, and certain with conscience of the idol, till now, as a thing sacrificed to an idol do eat [it], and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

World English Bible

However, that knowledge isn’t in all men. But some, with consciousness of an idol until now, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

Darby Translation

But knowledge [is] not in all: but some, with conscience of the idol, until now eat as of a thing sacrificed to idols; and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

Douay-Rheims

But there is not knowledge in every one. For some until this present, with conscience of the idol: eat as a thing sacrificed to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

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