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el´ē̇-ment, (τὰ στοιχεῖα, taÌ stoicheıÌa, “the letters of the alphabet,†“the elements out of which all things are formed,†“the heavenly bodies,†“the fundamental principles of any art or scienceâ€):
(1) In , the constituent parts of the physical universe (“elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat,†the American Revised Version, margin “the heavenly bodiesâ€).
(2) In , , the Revised Version (British and American) has “rudiments,†as in the King James Version margin, and in , , where the reference is to imperfect Jewish ordinances. See RUDIMENTS.