Lexicon
αἰσθάνομαι
aisthanomai
G0143
G:V Greek

to perceive

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aisthanomai denotes perceiving a saying that remains concealed from its hearers.

The attested use concerns perceiving the content of a saying: in Luke 9:45, that saying is concealed so that the hearers may not perceive it.

Senses in use

  1. Perceiving a concealed saying · dominant

    In Luke 9:45, αἴσθωνται occurs in the statement that a saying was concealed from the hearers so that they might not perceive it. The APB renders the clause “so that they might not perceive it,” alongside their failure to understand the saying.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 9:45, the APB presents the relevant clause as “so that they might not perceive it.” This rendering confirms the clause's overall sense rather than isolating each Greek contribution.

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