Lexicon
philosophia: the love or pursuit of wisdom
Original Word: φιλοσοφία, ας, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: philosophia
Phonetic Spelling: (fil-os-of-ee'-ah)
Short Definition: love of wisdom, philosophy
Definition: love of wisdom, philosophy, in the NT of traditional Jewish theology.
HELPS word-Studies
5385 philosophía (from 5384 /phílos, "a friend" and 4678 /sophía, "wisdom") – properly, a friend (lover) of wisdom (used only in Col 2:8).
5835/philosophía ("philosophy") in Col 2:8 refers to secular philosophy – elevating human wisdom over the wisdom of God. Such 5385 (philosophía) is loving one's own thoughts (secular wisdom) at the expense of God's Word (true wisdom).
[5385 (philosophía) is the root of the English term "philosophy" and used only of the vain pursuit of wisdom in the NT. That is, the pursuit of truth apart from the revelation of God's Word.]
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
philosophosDefinitionthe love or pursuit of wisdom
NASB Translationphilosophy (1).