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Philosophy

φιλοσοφίαStrong’s G5385

philosophia

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Philosophia is the Greek word usually translated “philosophy”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“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 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “philosophy”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • philosophy 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Colossians 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    φιλοσοφία philosophia · philosophy

    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).† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “philosophy” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    PHILOS'OPHY, noun

    [Latin philosophia; Gr. love, to love, and wisdom.]

    1. Literally, the love of wisdom.
    2. Hypothesis or system on which natural effects are explained.
    3. Reasoning; argumentation.
    4. Course of sciences read in the schools.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.