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

GreekMeaning

ΒλέπετεBlepete

do take heedverbG991

μήmē

lestwordG3361

τιςtis

anyonepronounG5100

ὑμᾶςhymas

youpronounG4771

ἔσταιestai

there will beverbG1510

ὁho

whoarticleG3588

συλαγωγῶνsylagōgōn

is taking captiveverbG4812

διὰdia

throughprepositionG1223

τῆςtēs

thearticleG3588

φιλοσοφίαςphilosophias

philosophynounG5385

καὶkai

andwordG2532

κενῆςkenēs

emptyadjectiveG2756

ἀπάτηςapatēs

deceitnounG539

κατὰkata

according toprepositionG2596

τὴνtēn

thearticleG3588

παράδοσινparadosin

traditionnounG3862

τῶνtōn

thearticleG3588

ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōn

of mennounG444

κατὰkata

according toprepositionG2596

τὰta

thearticleG3588

στοιχεῖαstoicheia

principlesnounG4747

τοῦtou

of thearticleG3588

κόσμουkosmou

worldnounG2889

καὶkai

andwordG2532

οὐou

notadverbG3756

κατὰkata

according toprepositionG2596

ΧριστόνChriston

ChristnounG5547

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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