Colossians 2:8

8Take heedΒλέπετεlestμήanyoneτιςyouὑμᾶςthere will beἔσταιὁtaking captiveσυλαγωγῶνthroughδιὰτῆςphilosophyφιλοσοφίαςandκαὶemptyκενῆςdeceitἀπάτηςaccording toκατὰtheτὴνtraditionπαράδοσιντῶνof menἀνθρώπων,according toκατὰtheτὰprinciplesστοιχεῖαof theτοῦworldκόσμουandκαὶnotοὐaccording toκατὰChristΧριστόν·

See, lest there will be anyone taking you⁺ captive through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the elements of the world and not according to Christ,

Vocab difficulty

29.2

Rare words

  • συλαγωγῶν

    συλαγωγέω

    I plunder, lead captive; met: I make victim by fraud.

  • φιλοσοφίας

    φιλοσοφία

    love of wisdom, philosophy, in the NT of traditional Jewish theology.