Colossians 2:8

Always be alert so that no one captures you (so that you are carried away as prey and become slaves) through empty philosophy (religious ideas) based on human traditions and cosmic powers and not on the Anointed One (Messiah, Christ).

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Nestle-Aland and Textus Receptus

Βλέπετε   μή   τις   ὑμᾶς   ἔσται   ὁ   συλαγωγῶν   διὰ   τῆς   φιλοσοφίας   καὶ   κενῆς   ἀπάτης   κατὰ   τὴν   παράδοσιν   τῶν   ἀνθρώπων,   κατὰ   τὰ   στοιχεῖα   τοῦ   κόσμου   καὶ   οὐ   κατὰ   Χριστόν·  

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The greek text has 27 words. There is no difference between NA and TR in this verse.



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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G0991
Βλέπετε (Blepete)
do take heed
VERB Verb
pres. active imp. present active imperative
pl. second person plural
V-PAM-2P
G3361
μή (me)
lest
Particle Particle
Nominative Nominative
PRT-N
G5100
τις (tis)
anyone
Indef. pron. Indefinite pronoun
nom. sing. Nominative singular masculine
X-NSM
G4771
ὑμᾶς (ymas)
you
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
acc. pl. second person accusative plural
P-2AP
G1510
ἔσται (estai)
there will be
VERB Verb
fut. deponent ind. future middle-deponent indicative
sing. third person singular
V-FDI-3S
G3588
(o)
who
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. Nominative singular masculine
T-NSM
G4812
συλαγωγῶν (sylagogon)
is taking captive
VERB Verb
pres. active part. present active Participle
nom. sing. Nominative singular masculine
V-PAP-NSM
G1223
διὰ (dia)
through
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G3588
τῆς (tes)
Definite article Definite article
gen. sing. genitive singular feminine
T-GSF
G5385
φιλοσοφίας (philosophias)
philosophy
Noun Noun
gen. sing. genitive singular feminine
N-GSF
G2532
καὶ (kai)
and
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G2756
κενῆς (kenes)
empty
Adjective Adjective
gen. sing. genitive singular feminine
A-GSF
G0539
ἀπάτης (apates)
deceit,
Noun Noun
gen. sing. genitive singular feminine
N-GSF
G2596
κατὰ (kata)
according to
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G3588
τὴν (ten)
the
Definite article Definite article
acc. sing. accusative singular feminine
T-ASF
G3862
παράδοσιν (paradosin)
tradition
Noun Noun
acc. sing. accusative singular feminine
N-ASF
G3588
τῶν (ton)
Definite article Definite article
gen. pl. genitive plural masculine
T-GPM
G0444
ἀνθρώπων, (anthropon,)
of men,
Noun Noun
gen. pl. genitive plural masculine
N-GPM
G2596
κατὰ (kata)
according to
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G3588
τὰ (ta)
the
Definite article Definite article
acc. pl. neut. accusative plural Neutral
T-APN
G4747
στοιχεῖα (stoicheia)
principles
Noun Noun
acc. pl. neut. accusative plural Neutral
N-APN
G3588
τοῦ (toy)
of the
Definite article Definite article
gen. sing. genitive singular masculine
T-GSM
G2889
κόσμου (kosmoy)
world
Noun Noun
gen. sing. genitive singular masculine
N-GSM
G2532
καὶ (kai)
and
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G3756
οὐ (oy)
not
Particle Particle
Nominative Nominative
PRT-N
G2596
κατὰ (kata)
according to
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G5547
Χριστόν· (Christon.)
Christ.
Noun Noun
acc. sing. accusative singular masculine
Title (title)
N-ASM-T

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