Colossians 2:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.”
Colossians 2:8 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Colossians 2:827 words
ΒλέπετεBlepetebehold, beware, lie
μήmēnot
τιςtisa (kind
of), any (man, thing
ὑμᾶςhymasyou
ἔσταιestaiam, have been, is I
ὁhothe
συλαγωγῶνsylagōgōnspoil
διὰdiathrough / because of
τῆςtēsthe
φιλοσοφίαςphilosophiasphilosophy
καὶkaiand / also
κενῆςkenēsempty, (in) vain
ἀπάτηςapatēsdeceit(-ful, -fulness), deceivableness(-ving)
κατὰkataabout, according as (to), after
τὴνtēnthe
παράδοσινparadosinordinance, tradition
τῶνtōnthe
ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnman / human being
κατὰkataabout, according as (to), after
τὰtathe
στοιχεῖαstoicheiaelement, principle, rudiment
τοῦtouthe
κόσμουkosmouworld
καὶkaiand / also
οὐounot
κατὰkataabout, according as (to), after
ΧριστόνChristonChrist / Anointed
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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