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philosophia G5385

φιλοσοφία (philosophia) means “philosophy” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

φιλοσοφία Greek · G5385 1 tagged occurrences in 1 verses

Pronunciation guide: fil-os-of-ee'-ah Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G5385

φιλοσοφία · philosophia · philosophy

Φιλο-σοφία, -ας, ἡ (φιλόσοφος), [in LXX: 4Ma.1:1 4Mac 5:10 4Mac 5:22 4Mac 7:9 4Mac 7:21 * ;] the love and pursuit of wisdom; hence, philosophy, investi­gation of truth and nature: of the so-called philosophy of false teachers, Col.2:8 (see Lft., ICC, in l).† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

love of wisdom, philosophy, in the NT of traditional Jewish theology.

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How translators render G5385

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Verses containing G5385

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  1. Colossians 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    See 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.

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