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Koine Greek wordlink #126906

SR GNT Gal 4:3 στοιχεῖα (stoiⱪeia) ‘infants under the principles of the world we were’ Strongs=47470 Lemma=stoiχeion
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=neuter number=plural
Year=58 AD

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Other uses (3) of identical word form στοιχεῖα (N-ANP) in the Greek originals

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

Gal 4:9 ‘weak and poor principles for which again again’ SR GNT Gal 4:9 word 19

OET-LV: 9 on _the _other _hand now having _known god, and rather having _been _known by god, how are _you _all _turning _back back to the weak and poor principles, for _which again you _all _are _wanting to _be _serving again? ? (GAL_4:9)

OET-RV: 9 But now that you do know God, or rather now that God knows you, why would you turn back again to useless and inferior beliefs, to serve them all over again? (GAL 4:9)

Col 2:8 ‘of humans according_to the principles of the world and’ SR GNT Col 2:8 word 23

OET-LV: 8 Be _watching _out, lest anyone will _be which taking_ you _all _captive through the philosophy and empty seduction, according _to the tradition of_ the _humans, according _to the principles of _the world, and not according _to chosen _one /messiah. (COL_2:8)

OET-RV: 8 Be careful in case anyone captures your minds with fancy ideas or theories without proof that come from human traditions or from worldly thinking, and not from Messiah. (COL 2:8)

Heb 5:12 ‘you_all someone the principles of the beginning of the’ SR GNT Heb 5:12 word 17

OET-LV: 12 For/Because even ought to _be teachers because _of the time, again need you _all _are _having of _the one to _be _teaching you _all, someone the principles of _the beginning of _the oracles of_ the _god, and you _all _have _become need having of _milk, not of _solid food. (HEB_5:12)

OET-RV: 12 Yes, because you all ought to be teachers by now, yet you still need to have someone teaching you the basics of God’s ways and you’ve become like those who need milk instead of solid food. (HEB 5:12)

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

Greek words (1) other than στοιχεῖα (N-ANP) with a gloss related to ‘principles’

COL 2:20 στοιχείων (stoiⱪeiōn) N-GNP ‘chosen_one/messiah from the principles of the world why’ SR GNT Col 2:20 word 10

OET-LV: 20 If you _all _died _off with chosen _one /messiah from the principles of _the world, why are _you _all _being _indoctrinated as _though living in the_world: (COL_2:20)

OET-RV: 20 If you’ve died to worldly principles, then why are you letting yourselves be indoctrinated with worldly living: (COL 2:20)

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