Ethelothrēskeía — G1479
G1479 · Greek — ἐθελοθρησκεία
Pronunciation: eth-el-oth-race-ki'-ah
Definition
feminine noun
voluntary (arbitrary and unwarranted) piety, i.e. sanctimony
- said of the misdirected zeal and practices of ascetics
Usually translated as
will worship
Origin
from G2309 and G2356
Occurrences
Ethelothrēskeía occurs 1 time in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Colossians (1)
- Colossians 2:23 — Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will (εθελοθρησκεια) worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.
Strong's Lexicon — E