Word study · Greek
aísthēsis
perception, discernment
Say it: ICE-thay-sis (approximate)
αἴσθησις
What it means
The ability to perceive, moral insight or discernment (from which we get "aesthetic"). In 1:9, Paul prays that their love will abound "in knowledge and all discernment." It appears only here.
Range of meaning
- PerceptionSensing what is there.
- DiscernmentMoral insight.
In Philippians
- Chapter 1
"And all discernment" (1:9).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G0144 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources