Ye have tasted [ε γ ε υ σ α σ θ ε]. Aorist tense. More literally, ye tasted. "A taste excites the appetite" (Bengel). Compare long for, ver. 2, and Psalms 34:8.

Gracious [χ ρ η σ τ ο ς]. Actively benignant, "as distinguished from other adjectives which describe goodness on the side of its sterling worth and its gentleness" (Salmond). See on Matthew 11:30.

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Old Testament