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.