ΣΤΟΙΧΙΩΝ, στοιχιων
STOICHIŌN, stoichiōn
Sounds Like: stoy-KHEE-ohn
Translations: of elements, of principles, of rudiments, of the basic components, of the elementary teachings, of the spiritual powers
From the root: ΣΤΟΙΧΕΙΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the basic components or fundamental principles of something. In a literal sense, it can mean the elements of the physical world, such as earth, air, fire, and water. Metaphorically, it can refer to the rudiments or elementary teachings of a subject, like the ABCs of a language or the foundational doctrines of a belief system. In a theological context, particularly in Koine Greek, it can also denote the spiritual powers or elemental spirits that were believed to govern the world, often seen as oppressive forces from which believers are liberated.
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Neuter
Strong’s number: G4747 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
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
- ΣΤΟΙΧΕΙΟΝ — element, a basic principle, a rudiment, a component, a constituent, a letter (of the alphabet)
- 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
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