Greek Interlinear
Colossians 2:8 Interlinear
“Beware lest any man you spoil through philosophy and vain deceit after the tradition of men after the rudiments of the world and not after Christ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | βλέπετε | G991 | Beware | to look at (literally or figuratively) |
| 2 | μή | G3361 | lest | (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether |
| 3 | τις | G5100 | any man | some or any person or object |
| 4 | ὑμᾶς | G5209 | you | you (as the objective of a verb or preposition) |
| 5 | ἔσται | G2071 | spoil | will be |
| 6 | ὁ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 7 | συλαγωγῶν | G4812 | to lead away as booty, i.e., (figuratively) seduce | |
| 8 | διὰ | G1223 | through | through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional) |
| 9 | τῆς | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 10 | φιλοσοφίας | G5385 | philosophy | "philosophy", i.e., (specially), jewish sophistry |
| 11 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 12 | κενῆς | G2756 | vain | empty (literally or figuratively) |
| 13 | ἀπάτης | G539 | deceit | delusion |
| 14 | κατὰ | G2596 | after | (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined) |
| 15 | τὴν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 16 | παράδοσιν | G3862 | the tradition | transmission, i.e., (concretely) a precept; specially, the jewish traditionary law |
| 17 | τῶν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 18 | ἀνθρώπων | G444 | of men | man-faced, i.e., a human being |
| 19 | κατὰ | G2596 | after | (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined) |
| 20 | τὰ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 21 | στοιχεῖα | G4747 | the rudiments | something orderly in arrangement, i.e., (by implication) a serial (basal, fundamental, initial) constituent (literally), proposition (figuratively) |
| 22 | τοῦ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 23 | κόσμου | G2889 | of the world | orderly arrangement, i.e., decoration; by implication, the world (including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively (morally)) |
| 24 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 25 | οὐ | G3756 | not | the absolute negative (compare g3361) adverb; no or not |
| 26 | κατὰ | G2596 | after | (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined) |
| 27 | Χριστόν· | G5547 | Christ | anointed, i.e., the messiah, an epithet of jesus |
Verse Context
Colossians 2:7Rooted and built up in him and...
Colossians 2:8 (current)Beware lest any man you spoil through philosophy and vain deceit after the tradition of men after the rudiments of the world and not after Christ
Colossians 2:9For in him dwelleth all ...