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Colossians 2:8

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.

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ΒλέπετεblepeteBewareβλέπω (blepō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Beware”, an ongoing or repeated actionG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.Bewareμήmēlestμήconjunction — “lest”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “lest”.lestτιςtisany manτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “any man”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.any manὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youἔσταιestaito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.συλαγωγῶνsulagōgōnto captureσυλαγωγέω (sulagōgeō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to capture”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4812I plunder, lead captive; met: I make victim by fraud.διὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.throughτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.φιλοσοφίαςphilosophiasphilosophyφιλοσοφία (philosophia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “philosophy”, the of-formG5385love of wisdom, philosophy, in the NT of traditional Jewish theology.This verse uses “philosophy”.philosophyκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκενῆςkenēsvainκενός (kenos)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “vain”, the of-formG2756(a) empty, (b) met: empty (in moral content), vain, ineffective, foolish, worthless, (c) false, unreal, pretentious, hollow.This verse uses “vain”.vainἀπάτηςapatēsdeceitἀπάτη (apatē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “deceit”, the of-formG539deceit, deception, deceitfulness, delusion.This verse uses “deceit”.deceitκατὰkataafterκατάpreposition — “after”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.afterτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.παράδοσινparadosintraditionπαράδοσις (paradosis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “tradition”, the object formG3862an instruction, tradition.This verse uses “tradition”.the traditionτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnof menἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of men”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.of menκατὰkataafterκατάpreposition — “after”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.afterτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.στοιχεῖαstoicheiarudimentsστοιχεῖον (stoicheion)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “rudiments”, the object formG4747(a) plur: the heavenly bodies, (b) a rudiment, an element, a rudimentary principle, an elementary rule.the rudimentsτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμουkosmouof the worldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the world”, the of-formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.This verse uses “the world”.of the worldκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notκατὰkataafterκατάpreposition — “after”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.afterΧριστόνchristonChristΧριστός (christos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the object formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christ

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

See that no one shall be carrying you away as spoil through the philosophy and vain deceit, according to the deliverance of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Take heed lest there shall be any one that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ:

Young’s Literal Translation

See that no one shall be carrying you away as spoil through the philosophy and vain deceit, according to the deliverance of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ,

World English Bible

Be careful that you don’t let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elemental spirits of the world, and not after Christ.

Darby Translation

See that there be no one who shall lead you away as a prey through philosophy and vain deceit, according to the teaching of men, according to the elements of the world, and not according to Christ.

Douay-Rheims

Beware lest any man cheat you by philosophy, and vain deceit; according to the tradition of men, according to the elements of the world, and not according to Christ:

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