Apparently this is an allusion to somebody asking for aid in a state of poverty from a ruler. The language seems legal or administrative. I few things I can see are that διαστολή means distinction, but it is not referring to the mental ability to tell the difference between two things, such as διάκρισις in:Romans 10:12 wrote:Οὐ γάρ ἐστιν διαστολὴ Ἰουδαίου τε καὶ Ἕλληνος· ὁ γὰρ αὐτὸς κύριος πάντων, πλουτῶν εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἐπικαλουμένους αὐτόν.
. It is more like our "make a distinction between", rather than "see the difference between", contextually that would mean something like treat differently in times of need. ἐπικαλουμένους is a reference to a request for aid from a ruler.Hebrews 5:14 wrote:Τελείων δέ ἐστιν ἡ στερεὰ τροφή, τῶν διὰ τὴν ἕξιν τὰ αἰσθητήρια γεγυμνασμένα ἐχόντων πρὸς διάκρισιν καλοῦ τε καὶ κακοῦ.
What I don't understand is the extended meaning of πλουτεῖν εἰς τίνα here. I see that BDAG explains that he is rich (and generous) to all. πλουτεῖν is a verb describing a state someone is in. πλουτεῖν εἰς τίνα is either describing a disposition or an action. Which is more likely? Is the disposition to give described here with us left to infer that they will get the riches too, or is the actual disbursing described by this construction? Is this change in the type of the verb a result of the εἰς being brought into play, or for some other reason?