GreekG5385Noun (Feminine)
φιλοσοφία
philosophia
“philosophy”
1Occurrences
G5385Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
"philosophy", i.e. (specially), Jewish sophistry
from G5386 (φιλόσοφος);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
the love and pursuit of wisdom; hence, philosophy, investigation of truth and nature: of the so-called philosophy of false teachers, (see Lft., ICC, in l).
LXX: 4 4 4 4 4 *
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Feminine)
Morphology Code
G:N-F
Full Description
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
φιλοσοφία appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Colossians
1
Key Passages
Colossians 2:8BSB
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.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.