Bible Encyclopedias
Element; Elements
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
el´ē̇ -ment , (τὰ στοιχεῖα , tá stoicheı́a , "the letters of the alphabet," "the elements out of which all things are formed," "the heavenly bodies," "the fundamental principles of any art or science"):
(1) In 2 Peter 3:10 , the constituent parts of the physical universe ("elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat," the American Revised Version, margin "the heavenly bodies").
(2) In Galatians 4:3 , Galatians 4:1 , the Revised Version (British and American) has "rudiments," as in the King James Version margin, and in Colossians 2:8 , Colossians 2:20 , where the reference is to imperfect Jewish ordinances. See RUDIMENTS .
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Element; Elements'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/e/element-elements.html. 1915.