Word Study · Strong's G5385 · Greek

φιλοσοφία

philosophia

fil-os-of-ee'-ah

Strong's 1890 spelling: philosophía

“"philosophy", i.e. (specially), Jewish sophistry”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

"philosophy", i.e. (specially), Jewish sophistry

Rendered in the KJV as

philosophy.

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occurrencein the New Testament
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New Testament bookswhere the word stands
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Inflected forms · 1

φιλοσοφίας1

How it is rendered · 1

philosophy1

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How it parses · 1

noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1

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Colossians1 occurrence

Colossians 2:8φιλοσοφίαςphilosophiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularSee to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.here: philosophy

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