1 Corinthians 8:4

New Testament • 14 words with Strong's data

"As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one."

Word-by-Word Analysis

As

עַל

ʻal

H5922

{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}

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כֵּן

kên

H3651

properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner...

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the

אָכַל

ʼâkal

H398

to eat (literally or figuratively)

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of those

דָּבָר

dâbâr

H1697

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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that are

עָלָה

ʻâlâh

H5927

to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative

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in

זֶבַח

zebach

H2077

properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)

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unto

גִּלּוּל

gillûwl

H1544

properly, a log (as round); by implication, an idol

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we

יָדַע

yâdaʻ

H3045

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o...

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that an

אֱלִיל

ʼĕlîyl

H457

good for nothing, by anal. vain or vanity; specifically an idol

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is

דָּבָר

dâbâr

H1697

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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in the

תֵּבֵל

têbêl

H8398

the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as Babylonia,...

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and that there is

אִישׁ

ʼîysh

H376

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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other

אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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but

אֶחָד

ʼechâd

H259

properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

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Key Terms in This Verse

idol H457

אֱלִיל ʼĕlîyl

good for nothing, by anal. vain or vanity; specifically an idol

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eating H398

אָכַל ʼâkal

to eat (literally or figuratively)

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idols H1544

גִּלּוּל gillûwl

properly, a log (as round); by implication, an idol

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offered H5927

עָלָה ʻâlâh

to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative

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sacrifice H2077

זֶבַח zebach

properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)

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nothing H1697

דָּבָר dâbâr

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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concerning H5922

עַל ʻal

{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}

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world H8398

תֵּבֵל têbêl

the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as Babylonia, Palestine

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none H376

אִישׁ ʼîysh

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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know H3045

יָדַע yâdaʻ

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, in...

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:39 cross-reference

Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.

Isaiah 41:24 cross-reference

Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you.

Ephesians 4:6 cross-reference

One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

Deuteronomy 6:4 cross-reference

Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:

1 Timothy 2:5 cross-reference

For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

Isaiah 44:6 cross-reference

Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.

Mark 12:29 cross-reference

And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

Isaiah 44:24 cross-reference

Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;

Deuteronomy 3:24 cross-reference

O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?

Isaiah 45:14 cross-reference

Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they...

Acts 14:15 cross-reference

And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and ...

1 Timothy 1:17 cross-reference

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Jeremiah 10:14 cross-reference

Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

Isaiah 45:5 cross-reference

I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:

Isaiah 37:16 cross-reference

O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.

Acts 19:26 cross-reference

Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:

1 Corinthians 8:1 cross-reference

Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.

Deuteronomy 32:39 cross-reference

See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.

Isaiah 37:20 cross-reference

Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou only.

Jeremiah 10:10 cross-reference

But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.

Jude 1:25 cross-reference

To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

Deuteronomy 4:35 cross-reference

Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him.

1 Corinthians 8:10 cross-reference

For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol’s temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;

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