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It implies an intentional act of holding back or showing restraint, often in the context of mercy or judgment. In the New Testament, it is used to describe God's mercy in sparing individuals or groups from deserved punishment, as well as the apostle Paul's restraint in exercising his authority.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of sparing or showing restraint was often associated with mercy and clemency, virtues highly regarded in both personal conduct and governance. The idea of sparing was also significant in Jewish thought, where God's mercy and willingness to spare His people were central themes in the Hebrew Scriptures.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. verb<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to spare, forbear<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>refrain (1), spare (8), sparing (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5339: φείδομαι</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">φείδομαι</span></span>; future <span class="greek2">φείσομαι</span>; 1 aorist <span class="greek2">ἐφεισάμην</span>; deponent middle; from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">חָמַל</span>, <span class="hebrew">חוּס</span>, <span class="hebrew">חָשַׂך</span> (to keep back); <span class="accented">to spare</span>: absolutely <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/13-2.htm">2 Corinthians 13:2</a>; <span class="greek2">τίνος</span>, to spare one (<span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, § 30, 10 d.; <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, § 132, 15), <a href="/interlinear/acts/20-29.htm">Acts 20:29</a>; <a href="/interlinear/romans/8-32.htm">Romans 8:32</a>; <a href="/interlinear/romans/11-21.htm">Romans 11:21</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/7-28.htm">1 Corinthians 7:28</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/1-23.htm">2 Corinthians 1:23</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2-4.htm">2 Peter 2:4</a>f; <span class="accented">to abstain</span> (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">forbear</span>), an infinitive denoting the act abstained from being supplied from the context: <span class="greek2">καυχᾶσθαι</span>, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/12-6.htm">2 Corinthians 12:6</a> (<span class="greek2">μή</span> <span class="greek2">φειδου</span> — namely, <span class="greek2">διδάσκειν</span> — <span class="greek2">εἰ</span> <span class="greek2">ἔχεις</span> <span class="greek2">διδάσκειν</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, Cyril 1, 6, 35; with the infinitive added, <span class="greek2">λέγειν</span> <span class="greek2">κακά</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Euripides</span>, Or. 393; <span class="greek2">δρασαι</span> <span class="greek2">τί</span> <span class="greek2">τῶν</span> <span class="greek2">τυραννικων</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, de rep. 9, p. 574 b.).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>forbear, spare. <p>Of uncertain affinity; to be chary of, i.e. (subjectively) to abstain or (objectively) to treat leniently -- forbear, spare. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εφείδετο εφεισάμην εφεισατο εφείσατο ἐφείσατο εφείσω φείδεσθαι φείδεται φειδομαι φείδομαι φειδομενοι φειδόμενοι φειδομενος φειδόμενος φειδόμενός φείδονται φείσαι φείσαί φεισάμενος φείσασθαι φείσασθέ φεισεται φείσεται φείσεταί φείση φείσησθε φεισομαι φείσομαι φείσονται epheisato epheísato pheidomai pheídomai pheidomenoi pheidómenoi pheidomenos pheidómenos pheisetai pheísetai pheisomai pheísomai<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/20-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 20:29</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural">V-PPM/P-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/20.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὑμᾶς μὴ <b>φειδόμενοι</b> τοῦ ποιμνίου</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in among <span class="itali">you, not sparing</span> the flock;<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> you, not <span class="itali">sparing</span> the flock.<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/20-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> you not <span class="itali">sparing</span> the flock<p><b><a href="/text/romans/8-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 8:32</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIM-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">υἱοῦ οὐκ <b>ἐφείσατο</b> ἀλλὰ ὑπὲρ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> He who <span class="itali">did not spare</span> His own Son,<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> He that <span class="itali">spared</span> not his own<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/8-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Son not <span class="itali">spared</span> but for<p><b><a href="/text/romans/11-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 11:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIM-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κλάδων οὐκ <b>ἐφείσατο</b> μή πως</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> God <span class="itali">did not spare</span> the natural<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> if God <span class="itali">spared</span> not the natural<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> branches not <span class="itali">spared</span> not at all<p><b><a href="/text/romans/11-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 11:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular">V-FIM-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὐδὲ σοῦ <b>φείσεται</b> </span><br><a href="/kjvs/romans/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> he also <span class="itali">spare</span> not thee.<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> neither you <span class="itali">he should spare</span><p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/7-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 7:28</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular">V-PIM/P-1S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δὲ ὑμῶν <b>φείδομαι</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> life, <span class="itali">and I am trying to spare</span> you.<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> but I <span class="itali">spare</span> you.<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/7-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> moreover you <span class="itali">spare</span><p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/1-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 1:23</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-PPM/P-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ψυχήν ὅτι <b>φειδόμενος</b> ὑμῶν οὐκέτι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to my soul, <span class="itali">that to spare</span> you I did not come<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> soul, that <span class="itali">to spare</span> you I came<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/1-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> soul that <span class="itali">sparing</span> you not yet<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/12-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 12:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular">V-PIM/P-1S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γὰρ ἐρῶ <b>φείδομαι</b> δέ μή</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the truth; <span class="itali">but I refrain</span> [from] [this], so that no<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> but <span class="itali">[now] I forbear,</span> lest<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/12-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> indeed I will say <span class="itali">I refrain</span> however lest<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/13-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 13:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular">V-FIM-1S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πάλιν οὐ <b>φείσομαι</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> again <span class="itali">I will not spare</span> [anyone],<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I will not <span class="itali">spare:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/13-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> again not <span class="itali">I will spare</span><p><b><a href="/text/2_peter/2-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Peter 2:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIM-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἁμαρτησάντων οὐκ <b>ἐφείσατο</b> ἀλλὰ σειραῖς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_peter/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> God <span class="itali">did not spare</span> angels<br><a href="/kjvs/2_peter/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> if God <span class="itali">spared</span> not the angels<br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having sinned not <span class="itali">spared</span> but to chains<p><b><a href="/text/2_peter/2-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Peter 2:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIM-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κόσμου οὐκ <b>ἐφείσατο</b> ἀλλὰ ὄγδοον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_peter/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">and did not spare</span> the ancient world,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_peter/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And <span class="itali">spared</span> not the old<br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> world not <span class="itali">spared</span> but [the] eighth<p><b><a href="/greek/5339.htm">Strong's Greek 5339</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5339.htm">10 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/epheisato_5339.htm">ἐφείσατο — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/pheidomai_5339.htm">φείδομαι — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/pheidomenoi_5339.htm">φειδόμενοι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/pheidomenos_5339.htm">φειδόμενος — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/pheisetai_5339.htm">φείσεται — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/pheisomai_5339.htm">φείσομαι — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/5338.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5338"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5338" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/5340.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5340"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5340" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>