- Original: αἴσθησις - Transliteration: Aisthesis - Phonetic: ah'-ee-sthay-sis - Definition: 1. perception, not only by the senses but by the intellect 2. cognition, discernment a. of moral discernment in ethical matters - Origin: from G143 - TDNT entry: 04:07,3 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From G143 ; perception that is (figuratively) discernment: - judgment. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • judgment, 1 Philippians 1:9