ΣΤΟΙΧΕΙΟΝ, στοιχειον
STOICHEION, stoicheion
Sounds Like: stoy-KHEH-ee-on
Translations: element, a basic principle, a rudiment, a component, a constituent, a letter (of the alphabet)
From the root: ΣΤΟΙΧΕΙΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a basic component, an element, or a fundamental principle. It can be used to describe the foundational parts of something, such as the elements of the physical world (earth, air, fire, water), or the basic rudiments of knowledge or teaching, like the ABCs or elementary principles. It can also refer to a letter of the alphabet.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G4747 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Six — 1:47
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΤΟΙΧΕΙΟΝ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΣΤΟΙΧΕΙΑ — elements, principles, rudiments, basic components, basic teachings, fundamental truths
- ΣΤΟΙΧΕΙΩΝ — of elements, of principles, of rudiments, of basic components, of elementary teachings, of spirits
- ΣΤΟΙΧΙΑ — elements, rudiments, principles, basic teachings, elementary principles, elemental spirits
- ΣΤΟΙΧΙΩΝ — of elements, of principles, of rudiments, of the basic components, of the elementary teachings, of the spiritual powers
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