Apheidía — G857

G857 · Greek — ἀφειδία

Pronunciation: af-i-dee'-ah

Definition

feminine noun

unsparingness, i.e. austerity (asceticism)

neglecting

from a compound of G1 (as a negative particle) and G5339

Apheidía 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 worship, and humility, and neglecting (ἀφειδίᾳ) of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.