Philosophia denotes the philosophy through which people may be taken captive in Colossians 2:8.

The attested use places philosophia in a warning against being taken captive through it, alongside empty deceit, human tradition, and the world's elemental principles in Colossians 2:8.

1. Philosophy as a means of captivity · dominant

   In Colossians 2:8, the genitive singular feminine form occurs in the phrase through which someone may be taken captive; the APB renders the clause "takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit."

   Colossians 2:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Colossians 2:8, the APB presents the term in "takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit." Its exact contribution is read from the clause and supplied morphology together.