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Koine Greek wordlink #134467

SR GNT Col 2:20 στοιχείων (stoiⱪeiōn) ‘chosen_one/messiah from the principles of the world why’ Strongs=47470 Lemma=stoiχeion
Word role=noun case=genitive gender=neuter number=plural

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Only use of identical word form στοιχείων (N-GNP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘στοιχείων’ (N-GNP) is always and only glossed as ‘principles’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘stoiχeion’ have 3 different glosses: ‘the elements’, ‘elements’, ‘principles’.

Greek words (4) other than στοιχείων (N-GNP) with a gloss related to ‘principles’

GAL 4:3 στοιχεῖα (stoiⱪeia) N-ANP ‘infants under the principles of the world we were’ SR GNT Gal 4:3 word 9

GAL 4:9 στοιχεῖα (stoiⱪeia) N-ANP ‘weak and poor principles for which again again’ SR GNT Gal 4:9 word 19

COL 2:8 στοιχεῖα (stoiⱪeia) N-ANP ‘of humans according_to the principles of the world and’ SR GNT Col 2:8 word 24

HEB 5:12 στοιχεῖα (stoiⱪeia) N-ANP ‘you_all someone the principles of the beginning of the’ SR GNT Heb 5:12 word 17

Key: N=noun ANP=accusative,neuter,plural GNP=genitive,neuter,plural