2001 Translation

STOICHEIA, stoicheia

Sounds Like: stoy-KHEH-yah

Translations: elements, principles, rudiments, basic components, basic teachings, fundamental truths

From the root: ΣΤΟΙΧΕΙΟΝ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to the fundamental components or basic principles of something. It can denote the physical elements of the world (like earth, air, fire, water), the basic building blocks of matter, or the elementary teachings and rudiments of a subject. In a philosophical or theological context, it can refer to foundational truths or spiritual powers.

Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter

Strong’s number: G4747 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Clement of Alexandria

• Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 5:2, 5:10, 5:11, 8:7

Codex Sinaiticus

• 2 Peter — 3:10

Justin Martyr

• Second Apology of Justin Martyr — 0:4
• Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 23:3, 62:2

Mathetes

• Letter to Diognetus — 7:2

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Wisdom — 19:18

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• Galatians — 4:3, 4:9
• Colossians — 2:8
• Hebrews — 5:12
• 2 Peter — 3:10, 3:12

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.

• 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
• ΣΤΟΙΧΙΩΝ — of elements, of principles, of rudiments, of the basic components, of the elementary teachings, of the spiritual powers

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