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Philosophia

fil-os-of-ee'-ah
Parts of Speech Noun Feminine

Philosophia Definition

NAS Word Usage - Total: 1
  1. love of wisdom
    1. used either of zeal for or skill in any art or science, any branch of knowledge. Used once in the NT of the theology, or rather theosophy, of certain Jewish Christian ascetics, which busied itself with refined and speculative enquiries into the nature and classes of angels, into the ritual of the Mosaic law and the regulations of Jewish tradition respecting practical life
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
filosofia
Origin
from (5386)
Strong's Number
5385
TDNT Entry
9:172,1269

NAS Word Usage

philosophy
1
Total
1

NAS Verse Count

1
Total
1
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Philosophia". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999. . 1999.