Word Study · Strong's G857 · Greek

ἀφειδία

apheidia

af-i-dee'-ah

Strong's 1890 spelling: apheidía

“unsparingness, i.e. austerity (asceticism)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

unsparingness, i.e. austerity (asceticism)

Rendered in the KJV as

neglecting.

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occurrencein the New Testament
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New Testament bookswhere the word stands
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inflected formdistinct spellings

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The word itself

Inflected forms · 1

ἀφειδίᾳ1

How it is rendered · 1

with harsh treatment1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 1

noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1

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Colossians1 occurrence

Colossians 2:23ἀφειδίᾳapheidianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularSuch 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.here: with harsh treatment

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