NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon βλεπετε verb - present active imperative - second person blepo  blep'-o: to look at -- behold, beware, lie, look (on, to), perceive, regard, see, sight, take heed. μη particle - nominative me  may: any but (that), forbear, God forbid, lack, lest, neither, never, no (wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. τις indefinite pronoun - nominative singular masculine tis  tis:  some or any person or object υμας personal pronoun - second person accusative plural humas  hoo-mas': you (as the objective of a verb or preposition) -- ye, you (+ -ward), your (+ own). εσται verb - future indicative - third person singular esomai  es'-om-ahee: will be -- shall (should) be (have), (shall) come (to pass), may have, fall, what would follow, live long, sojourn. ο definite article - nominative singular masculine ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. συλαγωγων verb - present active participle - nominative singular masculine sulagogeo  soo-lag-ogue-eh'-o: to lead away as booty, i.e. (figuratively) seduce -- spoil. δια preposition dia  dee-ah': through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional) της definite article - genitive singular feminine ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. φιλοσοφιας noun - genitive singular feminine philosophia  fil-os-of-ee'-ah: philosophy, i.e. (specially), Jewish sophistry -- philosophy. και conjunction kai  kahee: and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words κενης adjective - genitive singular feminine kenos  ken-os': empty -- empty, (in) vain. απατης noun - genitive singular feminine apate  ap-at'-ay: delusion -- deceit(-ful, -fulness), deceivableness(-ving). κατα preposition kata  kat-ah': (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations την definite article - accusative singular feminine ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. παραδοσιν noun - accusative singular feminine paradosis  par-ad'-os-is: transmission, i.e. (concretely) a precept; specially, the Jewish traditionary law -- ordinance, tradition. των definite article - genitive plural masculine ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. ανθρωπων noun - genitive plural masculine anthropos  anth'-ro-pos: man-faced, i.e. a human being -- certain, man. κατα preposition kata  kat-ah': (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations τα definite article - accusative plural neuter ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. στοιχεια noun - accusative plural neuter stoicheion  stoy-khi'-on: something orderly in arrangement, i.e. (by implication) a serial (basal, fundamental, initial) constituent (literally), proposition (figuratively) -- element, principle, rudiment. του definite article - genitive singular masculine ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. κοσμου noun - genitive singular masculine kosmos  kos'-mos: orderly arrangement, i.e. decoration; by implication, the world (in a wide or narrow sense, including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively (morally) -- adorning, world. και conjunction kai  kahee: and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words ου particle - nominative ou  oo: no or not -- + long, nay, neither, never, no (man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. κατα preposition kata  kat-ah': (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations χριστον noun - accusative singular masculine Christos  khris-tos': anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus -- Christ. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ. King James Bible Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. Holman Christian Standard Bible Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition, based on the elemental forces of the world, and not based on Christ. International Standard Version See to it that no one enslaves you through philosophy and empty deceit according to human tradition, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to the Messiah, NET Bible Be careful not to allow anyone to captivate you through an empty, deceitful philosophy that is according to human traditions and the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Beware lest any man rob you by philosophy, or by empty deception, according to the teaching of men and according to the principles of the world and not according to The Messiah, GOD'S WORD® Translation Be careful not to let anyone rob you [of this faith] through a shallow and misleading philosophy. Such a person follows human traditions and the world's way of doing things rather than following Christ. King James 2000 Bible Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. Links Colossians 2:8Colossians 2:8 NIV Colossians 2:8 NLT Colossians 2:8 ESV Colossians 2:8 NASB Colossians 2:8 KJV |