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Greek Word Study · Strong’s G5385

φιλοσοφία

philosophia · “philosophy”

Used 1 times across 1 book

Definition
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).†
Where it appears
Colossians
1
In the text
Colossians 2:8Beware 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.

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