G857

Greek Lexicon Entry

Original

ἀφειδία

Transliteration

apheidía

Testament

New Testament

Definition

unsparingness, i.e. austerity (asceticism)

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

the first letter of the alphabet; figuratively, only (from its use as a numeral) the first:

φείδομαι

pheídomai

to be chary of, i

1 English word(s) are translated from G857 in the King James Bible, appearing a total of 1 times.