Forms of the word

Dictionary
φιλοσοφία, ας, ἡ
Greek transliteration
philosophia
Simplified transliteration
philosophia

Numbers

Strong's number
5385
GK Number
5814

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-1a
Gloss
philosophy, human wisdom
Definition
a love of science;, systematic philosophy; in NT the philosophy of the Jewish gnosis, Col. 2:8*

Greek-English Concordance for φιλοσοφία

Colossians 2:8 See to it that no one takes you captive by means of philosophy (philosophias | φιλοσοφίας | gen sg fem) and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.

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