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φιλοσοφία

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Gloss: philosophy

Transliteration: philosophia

Strong’s: G5385

Φιλο-σοφία, -ας, ἡ
(φιλόσοφος), [in LXX: 4Ma.1:1 4Mac 5:10 4Mac 5:22 4Mac 7:9 4Mac 7:21 * ;]
the love and pursuit of wisdom; hence, philosophy, investi­gation of truth and nature: of the so-called philosophy of false teachers, Col.2:8 (see Lft., ICC, in l).†
(AS)

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