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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 857. ἀφειδία (apheidia) -- Self-denial, lack of restraint, severity</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/857.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/luke/15-13.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/857.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 857</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/856.htm" title="856">◄</a> 857. apheidia <a href="../greek/858.htm" title="858">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">apheidia: Self-denial, lack of restraint, severity</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἀφειδία</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>apheidia<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-fay-DEE-ah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(af-i-dee'-ah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Self-denial, lack of restraint, severity<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>severity, severe treatment.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek prefix ἀ- (a-, "without") and φείδομαι (pheidomai, "to spare" or "to refrain")<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "apheidia," the concept of self-denial or asceticism can be related to Hebrew terms like "עֲנָוָה" (anavah, humility) or "צָם" (tzom, fasting), which are practices of self-discipline in the Hebrew tradition.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "apheidia" refers to a lack of restraint or self-denial, often in the context of religious or ascetic practices. It implies a rigorous or severe approach to one's own body or desires, typically for spiritual purposes. In the New Testament, it is used to describe an extreme form of self-discipline that can be misguided if not aligned with true spiritual wisdom.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, ascetic practices were common among various philosophical and religious groups. Such practices were often seen as a means to achieve higher spiritual states or moral purity. However, the early Christian perspective, as reflected in the New Testament, cautioned against excessive asceticism that could lead to pride or a misunderstanding of true godliness. The early church emphasized a balance between discipline and grace, warning against practices that might appear pious but lack true spiritual value.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>857</b> <i>apheidía</i> – (from <a href="/greek/1.htm">1</a> <i>/A</i> "not" and <a href="/greek/5339.htm">5339</a> <i>/pheídomai</i>, "to spare") – properly, <i>unsparing</i> severity, referring to a "<i>severe</i> form of self-control" based on an ascetic, unsparing attitude" (<i>L & N</i>, 1, 88.90).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1.htm">alpha</a> (as a neg. prefix) and <a href="/greek/5339.htm">pheidomai</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>unsparing treatment<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>severe treatment (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 857: ἀφειδίᾳ</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀφειδίᾳ</span></span> (<span class="greek2">ἀφειδεια</span> Lachmann, see under the word <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">εἰ</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἰ</span>), <span class="greek2">ἀφειδιας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (the disposition of a man who is <span class="greek2">ἀφειδής</span>, unsparing), <span class="accented">unsparing severity</span>: with the genitive of the object, <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">σώματος</span>, <a href="/interlinear/colossians/2-23.htm">Colossians 2:23</a> (<span class="greek2">τῶν</span> <span class="greek2">σωμάτων</span> <span class="greek2">ἀφείδειν</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Lysias</span> 2, 25 (193, 5); <span class="abbreviation">Diodorus</span> 13, 60; 79 etc. (see <span class="abbreviation">Lightfoot</span> on Colossians, the passage cited); in <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, defin., p. 412 d. <span class="greek2">ἀφειδίᾳ</span> means <span class="accented">liberality</span>).<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>neglect. <p>From a compound of <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> (as a negative particle) and <a href="/greek/5339.htm">pheidomai</a>; unsparingness, i.e. Austerity (asceticism) -- neglecting. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5339.htm">pheidomai</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αφειδια αφειδία ἀφειδίᾳ αφειδώς apheidia apheidíāi<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/colossians/2-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Colossians 2:23</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ταπεινοφροσύνῃ καὶ <b>ἀφειδίᾳ</b> σώματος οὐκ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/colossians/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and self-abasement <span class="itali">and severe treatment</span> of the body,<br><a href="/kjvs/colossians/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">neglecting</span> of the body;<br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/2-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> humility and <span class="itali">unsparing treatment</span> of [the] body not<p><b><a href="/greek/857.htm">Strong's Greek 857</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_857.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/apheidia_857.htm">ἀφειδίᾳ — 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'; 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