ἀφειδία
apheidía
“unsparingness, i.e. austerity (asceticism)”
1 occurrenceNew TestamentHapax Legomenon
Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
unsparingness, i.e. austerity (asceticism)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
pr. the disposition of one who is ἀφειδής, unsparing; hence, in NT unsparingness in the way of rigorous treatment, non-indulgence, Col. 2:23*
Translated in KJV as
neglecting
Etymology
from a compound of G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and G5339 (φείδομαι);
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