Greek · G857, G4983 · unreviewed

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 word meaning "harsh treatment of the body".

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Meaning

harsh treatment of the body

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Dative · Singular · Feminine Col 2:23 1×

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 12 — One Spirit, Many Gifts, and One Body in Christ 1 Corinthians 6 — Judge Righteously, Flee Sexual Immorality, and Glorify God in Your Body Colossians 1 — The Supremacy of Christ and the Gospel of Reconciliation Colossians 2 — Fullness in Christ and Freedom from Christ-Plus Religion Luke 22 — The Passover Betrayal, the New Covenant Meal, and the Suffering Servant King Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Philippians 3 — Counting All Things Loss and Pressing On Toward Christ Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy Romans 6 — Dead to Sin and Alive to God in Christ Jesus Romans 7 — Released from the Law, Exposed by the Law, and Crying Out for Deliverance Romans 8 — No Condemnation, Life in the Spirit, and the Unbreakable Love of God in Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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