Gloss
harsh treatment, unsparing
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἀφειδία, ας, ἡ
Greek transliteration
apheidia
Simplified transliteration
apheidia
Numbers
Strong's number
857
GK Number
910
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-1a
Definition
pr. the disposition of one who is ἀφειδής, unsparing; hence, in NT unsparingness in the way of rigorous treatment, non-indulgence, Col. 2:23*
Greek-English Concordance for ἀφειδία
| Colossians 2:23 | Such regulations indeed have the appearance of wisdom with their self-imposed religious piety, false humility, and harsh (apheidia | ἀφειδίᾳ | dat sg fem) control over the body, but they actually lead to the gratification of the flesh. |
