Strong’s G857 · Greek
ἀφειδία
apheidía · af-i-dee'-ah
Origin from a compound of Α (G1) (as a negative particle) and φείδομαι (G5339);
Meaning unsparingness, i.e. austerity (asceticism)
In the King James Version neglecting.
In 1 verse of the King James Version
- Colossians 2:23Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.