Strong's Lexicon aisthétérion: Sense, faculty of perception Original Word: αἰσθητήριον Word Origin: Derived from αἰσθάνομαι (aisthanomai), meaning "to perceive" or "to discern." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "aisthētērion," the concept of discernment is present in Hebrew thought, often associated with words like בִּינָה (binah, Strong's 998) meaning "understanding" or "discernment." Usage: The term "aisthētērion" refers to the faculty of perception or the ability to discern. In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to describe the spiritual senses or faculties that enable a believer to discern good from evil. It implies a mature level of spiritual understanding and insight. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of perception was not limited to physical senses but extended to intellectual and moral discernment. Philosophers like Aristotle discussed the importance of developing one's faculties to achieve moral and intellectual excellence. In the context of early Christianity, this idea was adapted to emphasize spiritual maturity and the ability to discern spiritual truths. HELPS Word-studies 145 aisthētḗrion (a neuter noun derived from aio, "perceive, discern through the senses") – properly, "the organ of sense" (BAGD), emphasizing the result of sensory experience (sensation) – i.e. moral feeling to know what is right or wrong in God's eyes (used only in Heb 5:14 and in the plural). "145 (aisthētērion, neuter noun) focuses on the principle of sense and especially its result. 144 /aísthēsis (the feminine cognate) is the brand of sense-discernment which shrewdly sizes things up. 145 (aisthētḗrion) is "the concrete organ of sense, becoming virtually a habitual ability which must be developed and enables believers to distinguish between the spirits. It is a spiritual gift which must be developed in practice" (DNTT, 2, 391). [Like 144 /aísthēsis, 145 /aisthētḗrion comes from 143 /aisthánomai ("to perceive with the aid of the physical senses").] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom aisthanomai and -térion (suff. denoting place) Definition organ of perception NASB Translation senses (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 145: αἰσθητήριοναἰσθητήριον, , τό, an organ of perception; external sense, (Hippocrates); Plato, Ax. 366 a.; Aristotle, polit, 4, 3, 9, others; faculty of the mind for perceiving, understanding, judging, Hebrews 5:14 (Jeremiah 4:19 αἰσθητήριον τῆς καρδίας, 4 Macc. 2:22 (common text) τά ἔνδον αἰσθητήρια). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance a senseFrom a derivative of aisthanomai; properly, an organ of perception, i.e. (figuratively) judgment -- senses. see GREEK aisthanomai Forms and Transliterations αισθητηρια αισθητήρια αἰσθητήρια αισθητική aistheteria aisthetḗria aisthētēria aisthētḗriaLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts |
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