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rudiments

Meaning of “rudiments”

Basic elements or principles.

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KJV context and cross-referencesBullokar 1616
2 occurrences2 verses1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Colossians 2:8

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Colossians 2:8
Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Colossians 2:8 · retained source text

Beware lest any man spoile you through Philosophie and vaine deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ:

1611 marginal noteOr, elements.

Colossians 2:20
Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Colossians 2:20 · retained source text

Wherefore if yee bee dead with Christ frō the rudiments of the world: why, as though liuing in the world, are ye subiect to ordinances?

1611 marginal noteOr, elements.

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