Easton's Bible Dictionary
In its primary sense, as denoting the first principles or constituents of things, it is used in
2 Peter 3:10: "The elements shall be dissolved." In a secondary sense it denotes the first principles of any art or science. In this sense it is used in
Galatians 4:3, 9;
Colossians 2:8, 20, where the expressions, "elements of the world," "week and beggarly elements," denote that state of religious knowledge existing among the Jews before the coming of Christ, the rudiments of religious teaching. They are "of the world," because they are made up of types which appeal to the senses. They are "weak," because insufficient; and "beggarly," or "poor," because they are dry and barren, not being accompanied by an outpouring of spiritual gifts and graces, as the gospel Isaiah
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
ELEMENT; ELEMENTSel'-e-ment, (ta stoicheia, "the letters of the alphabet," "the elements out of which all things are formed," "the heavenly bodies," "the fundamental principles of any art or science"):
(1) In 2 Peter 3:10, the constituent parts of the physical universe ("elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat," the American Revised Version, margin "the heavenly bodies").
(2) In Galatians 4:3, 1, the Revised Version (British and American) has "rudiments," as in the King James Version margin, and in Colossians 2:8, 20, where the reference is to imperfect Jewish ordinances.
See RUDIMENTS.
Greek
4747. stoicheion -- one of a row, hence a letter (of the alphabet) ... ... the
elements (of knowledge). Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: stoicheion
Phonetic Spelling: (stoy-khi'-on) Short Definition: a heavenly body, an
... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4747.htm - 8k5620. hoste -- so as to, so then, therefore
... accomplishment). The involved then is the of elements in the correlation,
underscoring the inevitable effect of the paired elements. ...
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2508. kathairo -- to cleanse
... Cognate: 2508 -- make clean by (removing undesirable elements); hence, "pruned
(purged)"; eliminating what is fruitless by purifying (making ). See 2513 (). ...
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4793. sugkrino -- to combine, compare
... [4793 ("comparative evaluating") results in " understanding" as elements
in a comparison are grasped as similar or dissimilar.]. ...
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2218. zugos -- a yoke
... [2218 () two elements to work as , like when two pans (weights) operate together
on a balance-scale -- or a of oxen pulling a plough.]. ...
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1570. ekthetos -- cast out, ie exposed (to perish)
... Transliteration: ekthetos Phonetic Spelling: (ek'-thet-os) Short Definition: cast
out, exposed Definition: cast out, exposed (to the elements), abandoned. ...
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Library
Whether the Elements Will be Renewed by an Addition of Brightness?
... OF THE QUALITY OF THE WORLD AFTER THE JUDGMENT (FIVE ARTICLES) Whether
the elements will be renewed by an addition of brightness? ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the elements will be.htm
The Elements
... The Treasury of Sacred Song. Book First CCCLXXII THE ELEMENTS. A TRAGIC CHORUS See
[171]Note. ... And dimly understood. But o'er the elements. One Hand alone. ...
/.../palgrave/the treasury of sacred song/ccclxxii the elements.htm
Whether all the Elements Will be Cleansed by that Fire?
... OF THE FIRE OF THE FINAL CONFLAGRATION (NINE ARTICLES) Whether all the elements
will be cleansed by that fire? Objection 1: It would ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether all the elements will.htm
Of Elements and what is Formed from Them.
... Book I. 20. (5) of Elements and What is Formed from Them. There is also
an arche in a matter of learning, as when we say that the ...
/.../origen/origens commentary on the gospel of john/20 -5 of elements and.htm
Elements of Prophetic Interpretation.
... ELEMENTS OF PROPHETIC INTERPRETATION. 1. THE GRAMMAR of any science is
a development of the principles by which it is governed. ...
/.../a brief commentary on the apocalypse/elements of prophetic interpretation.htm
Whether that Fire Will Consume the Other Elements?
... OF THE FIRE OF THE FINAL CONFLAGRATION (NINE ARTICLES) Whether that fire
will consume the other elements? Objection 1: It would ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether that fire will consume.htm
Of the Worship of the Elements and Stars.
... The Epitome of the Divine Institutes. Addressed to His Brother Pentadius.
Chap. XXVI."Of the Worship of the Elements and Stars. ...
/.../lactantius/the divine institutes/chap xxvi of the worship of.htm
The Essential Elements of Christian Experience.
... XXIV. THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. "Blessed are they who hunger
and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled."-Matt. v.6. ...
/.../finney/sermons on gospel themes/xxiv the essential elements of.htm
The Soul's Parts. Elements of the Rational Soul.
... Chapter XVI."The Soul's Parts. Elements of the Rational Soul. ... The diversity, then,
between these two elements arises from the difference of their authors. ...
/.../tertullian/a treatise on the soul/chapter xvi the souls parts elements.htm
The Three Elements of a Complete Life
... VII THE THREE ELEMENTS OF A COMPLETE LIFE. Students are very often recommended
to invest in certain books. I am going to take the ...
/.../vii the three elements of.htm
Thesaurus
Elements (7 Occurrences)... In its primary sense, as denoting the first principles or constituents of things,
it is used in 2 Peter 3:10: "The
elements shall be dissolved." In a secondary
.../e/elements.htm - 10kElement (1 Occurrence)
... Specifically: (Chem.) A substance which cannot be decomposed into different kinds
of matter by any means at present employed; as, the elements of water are ...
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Rudiments (5 Occurrences)
... In the two passages in Galatians, and in the two in 2 Peter, it is rendered "elements."
In the two passages in Colossians, it is translated "rudiments." In He ...
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Elementary (4 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Pertaining to, or treating of, the elements, rudiments, or first principles
of anything; initial; rudimental; introductory; as, an elementary treatise. ...
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Elemental (4 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Pertaining to the elements, first principles, and primary ingredients, or
to the four supposed elements of the material world; as, elemental air. ...
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Compound (3 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To form or make by combining different elements, ingredients, or
parts; as, to compound a medicine. 3. (vt) To put together ...
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Form (153 Occurrences)
... In modern usage, the elements of a conception furnished by the mind's own activity,
as contrasted with its object or condition, which is called the matter ...
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Principles (11 Occurrences)
... prin'-si-p'-lz: Found twice (Hebrews 5:12; Hebrews 6:1). The Greek word (stoicheion)
is also translated in the King James Version as "elements" and "rudiments ...
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Proverb (24 Occurrences)
... little sense of its various phases, except that there was a strong popular tendency
to identify it with satire, and with less thought of the elements of its ...
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Zoroastrianism
... contained much more than a Mazdean nucleus, and the extrication of Mazdean from
other (especially older Magian and Babylonian) elements is frequently impossible ...
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Resources
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