ἀφειδία

apheidia

unsparing

Strong’s G857Noun, feminine1 time in the New Testament (critical text)

with harsh treatment1

In the text

Colossians 2:23ἀφειδίᾳ
Such restrictions indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-prescribed worship, their false humility, and their harsh treatment of the body; but they are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.

ἀφειδία (L, -εία), -ας, ἡ
(ἀφειδής, unsparing);

1. extravagance.

2. unsparing treatment, severity: Col.2:23.†
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.