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ἀφειδία

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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
Gloss: 
harsh treatment, unsparing
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

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.