στοιχεῖον
stoicheion (G4747)
principle
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The Greek word "στοιχεῖον" (stoicheion) is a concept that refers to a fundamental principle or basic element. The short definition suggests that it is a foundational or primary aspect. Its usage in the Bible is limited to 7 instances, indicating that the term is specific and not used as a general descriptor. The occurrences of this word in the Bible suggest a technical or specialized connotation. It is not a broad or vague term, but rather a precise concept that is used in specific contexts. The limited usage also implies that the term has a specific domain of application or area of interest. The significance of this concept in the biblical context lies in its potential to describe the foundational or elemental nature of something. It is a term that implies a return to basics or a return to first principles. Its usage may indicate an emphasis on the importance of understanding fundamental concepts or the need to return to a foundational truth.
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So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental principles of the world.
But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, why do you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental principles, to which you desire to be in bondage all over again?
Be careful that you don’t let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elements of the world, and not after Christ.
If you died with Christ from the elements of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to ordinances,
For although by this time you should be teachers, you again need to have someone teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the revelations of God. You have come to need milk, and not solid food.
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, which will cause the burning heavens to be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?