ἐθελοθρησκία

Forms of the word

Dictionary

ἐθελοθρησκία, ας, ἡ

Greek transliteration

ethelothrēskia

Simplified transliteration

ethelothreskia

Numbers

Strong's number

1479

GK Number

1615

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament

Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag

n-1a

Gloss

self-imposed religion

Definition

also spelled ἐθελοθρησκεια, self-made religion, Col. 2:23*

Greek-English Concordance for ἐθελοθρησκία

Colossians 2:23 Such regulations indeed have the appearance of wisdom with their self-imposed religious piety (ethelothrēskia | ἐθελοθρησκίᾳ | dat sg fem), false humility, and harsh control over the body, but they actually lead to the gratification of the flesh.

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