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GreekG4747Noun (Neuter)

στοιχεῖον

stoicheion

7Occurrences
G4747Strong's #
Noun (Neuter)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

something orderly in arrangement, i.e. (by implication) a serial (basal, fundamental, initial) constituent (literally), proposition (figuratively)

neuter of a presumed derivative of the base of G4748 (στοιχέω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
prop., one of a row (στοῖχος) or series, hence
1.the shadow-line of a dial (Aristoph.).
2.an elementary sound or letter of the alphabet (Anth., Plut., π.).
3.the elements or rudiments of knowledge (Arist.)
4.The material elements of the universe (Plat.; LXX, ll. with)
5.The heavenly bodies (Ding. Laert.).
6.The demons or tutelary spirits of nature (Enoch., Test., Sol. for this sense in Ga, Col, ll. with, see ICC on ; Enc. Bibl., " Elements ").
LXX: *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Neuter)

Morphology Code

G:N-N

Full Description

Greek Noun, Neuter

Occurrences

στοιχεῖον appears 7 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Peter
2
Colossians
2
Galatians
2
Hebrews
1

Key Passages

2 Peter 3:10BSB

But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.

2 Peter 3:12BSB

as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat.

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.

Colossians 2:20BSB

If you have died with Christ to the spiritual forces of the world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its regulations:

Galatians 4:3BSB

So also, when we were children, we were enslaved under the basic principles of the world.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.