G5385Greekphilosophías
φιλοσοφίας
"philosophy", i.e., (specially), jewish sophistry
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Total Occurrences
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Books
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Old Testament
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New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1love of wisdom
- 2used either of zeal for or skill in any art or science, any branch of knowledge
Etymology & Derivation
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Scholarly Notes
used once in the new testament of the theology (theosophy in particular) of certain jewish christian ascetics, which busied itself with frivolous and speculative inquiries into the nature and classes of angels, into the ritual of the mosaic law and the regulations of jewish tradition respecting practical life.