To perceive
αἰσθάνομαιStrong’s G0143aisthanomai
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Aisthanomai is the Greek word usually translated “may understand”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.”
Meaning
Usually translated “may understand”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- they may understand 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
αἰσθάνομαι aisthanomai · to perceive
αἰσθάνομαι, [in LXX for בּין, חפז, ידע ;] to perceive: withaccusative of thing(s) (Bl., §36, 5; MM, VGT, see word), Luk.9:45 (Cremer, 619 f.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “perceive” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PERCE'IVE, verb transitive
[Latin percipio; per and capio, to take.]
- To have knowledge or receive impressions of external objects through the medium or instrumentality of the senses or bodily organs; as, to perceive light or color; to perceive the cold or ice or the taste of honey.
- To know; to understand; to observe.
- To be affected by; to receive impressions from.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.