◄ 5339. pheidomai ►
Strong's Lexicon pheidomai: Spare, refrain, hold back Original Word: φείδομαι Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: pheidomai Pronunciation: fī'-do-mī Phonetic Spelling: (fi'-dom-ahee) Definition: Spare, refrain, hold back Meaning: I spare, abstain, forbear. Word Origin: Derived from the Greek root word φείδος (pheidos), meaning "sparing" or "thrift." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Strong's Hebrew 2550: חָמַל (chamal) - to spare, have compassion - Strong's Hebrew 2820: חָסַךְ (chasak) - to withhold, spare Usage: The verb "pheidomai" primarily conveys the idea of sparing or refraining from doing something. It implies an intentional act of holding back or showing restraint, often in the context of mercy or judgment. In the New Testament, it is used to describe God's mercy in sparing individuals or groups from deserved punishment, as well as the apostle Paul's restraint in exercising his authority. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of sparing or showing restraint was often associated with mercy and clemency, virtues highly regarded in both personal conduct and governance. The idea of sparing was also significant in Jewish thought, where God's mercy and willingness to spare His people were central themes in the Hebrew Scriptures. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin a prim. verb Definition to spare, forbear NASB Translation refrain (1), spare (8), sparing (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5339: φείδομαι φείδομαι; future φείσομαι; 1 aorist ἐφεισάμην; deponent middle; from Homer down; the Sept. for חָמַל, חוּס, חָשַׂך (to keep back); to spare: absolutely 2 Corinthians 13:2; τίνος, to spare one (Winers Grammar, § 30, 10 d.; Buttmann, § 132, 15), Acts 20:29; Romans 8:32; Romans 11:21; 1 Corinthians 7:28; 2 Corinthians 1:23; 2 Peter 2:4f; to abstain (A. V. forbear), an infinitive denoting the act abstained from being supplied from the context: καυχᾶσθαι, 2 Corinthians 12:6 (μή φειδου — namely, διδάσκειν — εἰ ἔχεις διδάσκειν, Xenophon, Cyril 1, 6, 35; with the infinitive added, λέγειν κακά, Euripides, Or. 393; δρασαι τί τῶν τυραννικων, Plato, de rep. 9, p. 574 b.). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance forbear, spare. Of uncertain affinity; to be chary of, i.e. (subjectively) to abstain or (objectively) to treat leniently -- forbear, spare. Forms and Transliterations εφείδετο εφεισάμην εφεισατο εφείσατο ἐφείσατο εφείσω φείδεσθαι φείδεται φειδομαι φείδομαι φειδομενοι φειδόμενοι φειδομενος φειδόμενος φειδόμενός φείδονται φείσαι φείσαί φεισάμενος φείσασθαι φείσασθέ φεισεται φείσεται φείσεταί φείση φείσησθε φεισομαι φείσομαι φείσονται epheisato epheísato pheidomai pheídomai pheidomenoi pheidómenoi pheidomenos pheidómenos pheisetai pheísetai pheisomai pheísomai Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Acts 20:29 V-PPM/P-NMP GRK: ὑμᾶς μὴ φειδόμενοι τοῦ ποιμνίου NAS: in among you, not sparing the flock; KJV: you, not sparing the flock. INT: you not sparing the flock Romans 8:32 V-AIM-3S GRK: υἱοῦ οὐκ ἐφείσατο ἀλλὰ ὑπὲρ NAS: He who did not spare His own Son, KJV: He that spared not his own INT: Son not spared but for Romans 11:21 V-AIM-3S GRK: κλάδων οὐκ ἐφείσατο μή πως NAS: God did not spare the natural KJV: if God spared not the natural INT: branches not spared not at all Romans 11:21 V-FIM-3S GRK: οὐδὲ σοῦ φείσεται KJV: he also spare not thee. INT: neither you he should spare 1 Corinthians 7:28 V-PIM/P-1S GRK: δὲ ὑμῶν φείδομαι NAS: life, and I am trying to spare you. KJV: but I spare you. INT: moreover you spare 2 Corinthians 1:23 V-PPM/P-NMS GRK: ψυχήν ὅτι φειδόμενος ὑμῶν οὐκέτι NAS: to my soul, that to spare you I did not come KJV: soul, that to spare you I came INT: soul that sparing you not yet 2 Corinthians 12:6 V-PIM/P-1S GRK: γὰρ ἐρῶ φείδομαι δέ μή NAS: the truth; but I refrain [from] [this], so that no KJV: but [now] I forbear, lest INT: indeed I will say I refrain however lest 2 Corinthians 13:2 V-FIM-1S GRK: πάλιν οὐ φείσομαι NAS: again I will not spare [anyone], KJV: I will not spare: INT: again not I will spare 2 Peter 2:4 V-AIM-3S GRK: ἁμαρτησάντων οὐκ ἐφείσατο ἀλλὰ σειραῖς NAS: God did not spare angels KJV: if God spared not the angels INT: having sinned not spared but to chains 2 Peter 2:5 V-AIM-3S GRK: κόσμου οὐκ ἐφείσατο ἀλλὰ ὄγδοον NAS: and did not spare the ancient world, KJV: And spared not the old INT: world not spared but [the] eighth Strong's Greek 5339 10 Occurrences ἐφείσατο — 4 Occ. φείδομαι — 2 Occ. φειδόμενοι — 1 Occ. φειδόμενος — 1 Occ. φείσεται — 1 Occ. φείσομαι — 1 Occ.