Strong G144αἴσθησις
insight
- Transliteration
- aisthēsis
- Pronunciation
- ah'ee-sthay-sis
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From G143; perception that is (figuratively) discernment: - judgment.
Detailed definition
αἴσθησις, -εως, ἡ
(αἰσθάνομαι), [in LXX chiefly for דַּעַת;]
perception (MM, VGT, see word): Php.1:9.†
SYN.: ἐπίγνωσις, which see (cf. Cremer, 620). (AS)
(αἰσθάνομαι), [in LXX chiefly for דַּעַת;]
perception (MM, VGT, see word): Php.1:9.†
SYN.: ἐπίγνωσις, which see (cf. Cremer, 620). (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G144 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- judgment1
First verses
- Philippians 1:9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
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Detailed Greek dictionary
αἴσθ-ησις, εως, ἡ,
sense-perception, sensation, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Philolaus Philosophus 13, 4th c.BC: Archytas Tarentinus Philosophus 1, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Analytica Posteriora” 99b35)]; τοῦ σώματος ἡ αἴ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀρχαίης ἰητρικῇς” 9)]; πρὸς αἴσθησιν perceptibly, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Ptolemaeus Epigrammaticus “Alm.” 1.10, etc.)]: in plural, the senses, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 9, +others)]; δι᾽ ἑπτὰ σχημάτων αἱ αἰ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ διαίτης” 1.23, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 156b, etc.: in _sing._ of the several senses, ἡ τοῦ ὁρᾶν αἴ. [prev. author] “R.” 507e)]; ἀπ᾽ ὄψεως ἤ τινος ἄλλῃς αἰ. [Refs ([prev. author] “Phlb.” 39b)]; organ or seat of sensation, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.4.6; πάσα, τὰς αἰ. ἐν τῇ κεφαλῇ εἶναι 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Fragmenta” 95, compare “Pr.” 958b16)]; αἴ. πημάτων perception, sense of.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 290)]; especially of pain, [Refs (Vett. Val. 113.10. +others)]; also of the mind, perception, knowledge of a thing, ἐν αἰ. γενέσθαι τινός[Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Lucullus” 11, etc.)]; αἴ. ἔχειν τινός, ={αἰσθάνεσθαί τινος}, have a perception of a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 40c; περὶ ὑμῶν “Tht.” 192b; πᾶσαν αἴσθησιν αἰσθάνεσθαι “Phdr.” 240d; λαμβάνειν 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 1.47; ἐν αἰ. εἶναι 3rd c.AD: Plotinus Philosophus 4.7.15:)] —also of things, αἴσθησιν ἔχειν give a perception, i.e. become perceptible, serving as passive to αἰσθάνομαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.61; more frequently αἴσθησιν παρέχειν [prev. author] 3.22, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 4.6.13, etc.; αἴ. ποιῆσαί τινι 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 5.44, compare 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 10.7)]; αἴ. παρέχειν τινός furnish the means of observing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.50; αἴ. ἐγένετο περί τινος 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 48.16.)]
II in object. sense, impressions of sense, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphysica” 980a22)]; stage-effects, Po. [Refs (1454b16)]; αἰσθήσεις θεῶν visible appearances of the gods, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 111b.)]
II.2 display of feeling, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1386a32 (variant).)]
II.3 in hunting, scent, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cynegeticus” 3.5 (_plural_).)]—Confined to Prose in early writers, except [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus [same place], 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 196.5.)]
sense-perception, sensation, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Philolaus Philosophus 13, 4th c.BC: Archytas Tarentinus Philosophus 1, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Analytica Posteriora” 99b35)]; τοῦ σώματος ἡ αἴ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀρχαίης ἰητρικῇς” 9)]; πρὸς αἴσθησιν perceptibly, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Ptolemaeus Epigrammaticus “Alm.” 1.10, etc.)]: in plural, the senses, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 9, +others)]; δι᾽ ἑπτὰ σχημάτων αἱ αἰ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ διαίτης” 1.23, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 156b, etc.: in _sing._ of the several senses, ἡ τοῦ ὁρᾶν αἴ. [prev. author] “R.” 507e)]; ἀπ᾽ ὄψεως ἤ τινος ἄλλῃς αἰ. [Refs ([prev. author] “Phlb.” 39b)]; organ or seat of sensation, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.4.6; πάσα, τὰς αἰ. ἐν τῇ κεφαλῇ εἶναι 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Fragmenta” 95, compare “Pr.” 958b16)]; αἴ. πημάτων perception, sense of.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 290)]; especially of pain, [Refs (Vett. Val. 113.10. +others)]; also of the mind, perception, knowledge of a thing, ἐν αἰ. γενέσθαι τινός[Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Lucullus” 11, etc.)]; αἴ. ἔχειν τινός, ={αἰσθάνεσθαί τινος}, have a perception of a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 40c; περὶ ὑμῶν “Tht.” 192b; πᾶσαν αἴσθησιν αἰσθάνεσθαι “Phdr.” 240d; λαμβάνειν 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 1.47; ἐν αἰ. εἶναι 3rd c.AD: Plotinus Philosophus 4.7.15:)] —also of things, αἴσθησιν ἔχειν give a perception, i.e. become perceptible, serving as passive to αἰσθάνομαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.61; more frequently αἴσθησιν παρέχειν [prev. author] 3.22, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 4.6.13, etc.; αἴ. ποιῆσαί τινι 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 5.44, compare 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 10.7)]; αἴ. παρέχειν τινός furnish the means of observing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.50; αἴ. ἐγένετο περί τινος 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 48.16.)]
II in object. sense, impressions of sense, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphysica” 980a22)]; stage-effects, Po. [Refs (1454b16)]; αἰσθήσεις θεῶν visible appearances of the gods, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 111b.)]
II.2 display of feeling, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1386a32 (variant).)]
II.3 in hunting, scent, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cynegeticus” 3.5 (_plural_).)]—Confined to Prose in early writers, except [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus [same place], 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 196.5.)]