What does στοιχεῖον · κόσμος mean in the Bible?
e. (by implication) a serial (basal, fundamental, initial) constituent (literally), proposition (figuratively)".
Greek · G4747, G2889
στοιχείων τοῦ κόσμου
Principle · world
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στοιχεῖον G4747 principle
Pronunciation stoicheîon
Elementary principles or fundamental components, from basic alphabet letters to cosmic powers controlling human existence.
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κόσμος G2889 world
Pronunciation kósmos
The world as an ordered system, but especially the realm of human affairs hostile to God's kingdom.
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What does στοιχείων τοῦ κόσμου (stoicheiōn tou kosmou) mean in the Bible?
στοιχεῖον · κόσμος is a Greek phrase meaning "something orderly in arrangement, i.e. (by implication) a serial (basal, fundamental, initial) constituent (literally), proposition (figuratively)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4747, G2889?
G4747, G2889 is connected to 7 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. something orderly in arrangement, i.e. (by implication) a serial (basal, fundamental, initial) constituent (literally), proposition (figuratively)
Source Gloss
something orderly in arrangement, i.e. (by implication) a serial (basal, fundamental, initial) constituent (literally), proposition (figuratively)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 3 Aligned forms 7 Case pattern Accusative (4) Number pattern Plural (7)
Nominative · Plural · Neuter 2 Pet 3:10 · 2 Pet 3:12 2×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Col 2:20 1×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Gal 4:3 · Gal 4:9 · Col 2:8 · Heb 5:12 4×
Word Origins
στοιχείων τοῦ κόσμου is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain