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Hebrews 5:14

But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

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τελείωνteleiōnof full ageτέλειος (teleios)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “of full age”, the of-formG5046perfect, (a) complete in all its parts, (b) full grown, of full age, (c) specially of the completeness of Christian character.of full ageδέdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.στερεὰstereastrongστερεός (stereos)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “strong”, the subject formG4731solid, firm, steadfast.τροφήtrophēfoodτροφήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “food”, the subject formG5160food, nourishment, maintenance.This verse uses “food”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.διὰdiaeven those who by reasonδιάpreposition — “even those who by reason”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.even those who by reasonτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἕξινhexinof useἕξις (hexis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “of use”, the object formG1838condition, state, habit, use, especially: good condition of body or soul.of useτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.αἰσθητήριαaisthētēriatheir sensesαἰσθητήριον (aisthētērion)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “their senses”, the object formG145perceptive faculty.their sensesγεγυμνασμέναgegumnasmenaexercisedγυμνάζω (gumnazō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, plural, neuter — “exercised”, a completed action with a present resultG1128I train by physical exercise; hence: train, in the widest sense.exercisedἐχόντωνechontōnto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.toδιάκρισινdiakrisindiscernδιάκρισις (diakrisis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “discern”, the object formG1253distinguishing; hence: deciding, passing sentence on; the act of judgment, discernment.discernκαλοῦkalougoodκαλός (kalos)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “good”, the of-formG2570beautiful, as an outward sign of the inward good, noble, honorable character; good, worthy, honorable, noble, and seen to be so.This verse uses “good”.goodτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκακοῦkakouevilκακός (kakos)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “evil”, the of-formG2556bad, evil, in the widest sense.This verse uses “evil”.evil

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and of perfect men is the strong food, who because of the use are having the senses exercised, unto the discernment both of good and of evil.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But solid food is for fullgrown men, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

Young’s Literal Translation

and of perfect men is the strong food, who because of the use are having the senses exercised, unto the discernment both of good and of evil.

World English Bible

But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

Darby Translation

but solid food belongs to full-grown men, who, on account of habit, have their senses exercised for distinguishing both good and evil.

Douay-Rheims

But strong meat is for the perfect; for them who by custom have their senses exercised to the discerning of good and evil.

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