GreekG0857Noun (Feminine)
ἀφειδία
apheidia
“unsparing”
1Occurrences
G0857Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
unsparingness, i.e. austerity (asceticism)
from a compound of G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and G5339 (φείδομαι);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.extravagance.
2.unsparing treatment, severity
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Feminine)
Morphology Code
G:N-F
Full Description
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
ἀφειδία appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Colossians
1
Key Passages
Colossians 2:23BSB
Such restrictions indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-prescribed worship, their false humility, and their harsh treatment of the body; but they are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.