Greek · G857, G4983

ἀφειδία σώματος

Unsparing · body

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ἀφειδία G857 unsparing

Pronunciation apheidía

Severity or harshness in treatment; refusing to spare or show mercy toward the body.

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σῶμα G4983 body

Pronunciation sōma

The physical body as the instrument through which the soul expresses itself and experiences God's presence or absence.

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What does ἀφειδία σώματος (apheidia sōmatos) mean in the Bible?

ἀφειδία · σῶμα is a Greek phrase meaning "harsh treatment of the body".

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What does ἀφειδία · σῶμα mean in the Bible?

ἀφειδία · σῶμα is a Greek phrase meaning "harsh treatment of the body".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G857, G4983?

G857, G4983 is connected to 1 lexical occurrence verse in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. harsh treatment of the body

Strong's G857, G4983

Lexical occurrences 1 verse Word forms 1 form 1 reference

Source Gloss

harsh treatment of the body

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 1 Case pattern Dative (1) Number pattern Singular (1)

Dative · Singular · Feminine Col 2:23 1×

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