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Lexicon :: Strong's G5339 - pheidomai

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φείδομαι
Transliteration
pheidomai (Key)
Pronunciation
fi'-dom-ahee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
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Strong’s Definitions

φείδομαι pheídomai, fi'-dom-ahee; of uncertain affinity; to be chary of, i.e. (subjectively) to abstain or (objectively) to treat leniently:—forbear, spare.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's G5339 in the following manner: spare (9x), forbear (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's G5339 in the following manner: spare (9x), forbear (1x).

  1. to spare

  2. to abstain

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
φείδομαι pheídomai, fi'-dom-ahee; of uncertain affinity; to be chary of, i.e. (subjectively) to abstain or (objectively) to treat leniently:—forbear, spare.
STRONGS G5339:
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.).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
20:29
Romans
8:32; 11:21
1 Corinthians
7:28
2 Corinthians
1:23; 12:6; 13:2
2 Peter
2:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5339 matches the Greek φείδομαι (pheidomai),
which occurs 76 times in 76 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 19:16–Jer 14:10)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:16 - And they were troubled, and the angels laid hold on his hand, and the hand of his wife, and the hands of his two daughters, in that the Lord spared him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:6 - And God said to him in sleep, Yea, I knew that thou didst this with a pure heart, and I spared thee, so that thou shouldest not sin against me, therefore I suffered thee not to touch her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:12 - And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the child, neither do anything to him, for now I know that thou fearest God, and for my sake thou hast not spared thy beloved son.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:16 - saying, I have sworn by myself, says the Lord, because thou hast done this thing, and on my account hast not spared thy beloved son,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:20 - And be not sparing in regard to your property, for all the good of Egypt shall be yours.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:6 - And having opened it, she sees the babe weeping in the ark: and the daughter of Pharao had compassion on it, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:16 - And thou shalt eat all the spoils of the nations which the Lord thy God gives thee; thine eye shall not spare them, and thou shalt not serve their gods; for this is an offence to thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:8 - (LXX 13:9) thou shalt not consent to him, neither shalt thou hearken to him; and thine eye shall not spare him, thou shalt feel no regret for him, neither shalt thou at all protect him:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:13 - Thine eye shall not spare him; so shalt thou purge innocent blood from Israel, and it shall be well with thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:21 - Thine eye shall not spare him: thou shalt exact life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:12 - thou shalt cut off her hand; thine eye shall not spare her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:3 - And he spared his people, and all his sanctified ones are under thy hands; and they are under thee; and he received of his words

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:3 - And now go, and thou shalt smite Amalec and [fn]Hierim and all that belongs to him, and thou shalt not save anything of him alive, but thou shalt utterly destroy him: and thou shalt devote him and all his to destruction, and thou shalt spare nothing belonging to him; and thou shalt slay both man and woman, and infant and suckling, and calf and sheep, and camel and ass.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:10 - (LXX 24:11) Behold, thine eyes have seen this day how that the Lord has delivered thee this day into my hands in the cave; and I would not slay thee, but spared thee, and said, I will not lift up my hand against my lord, for he is the Lord's anointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:4 - And a traveller came to the rich man, and he spared to take of his flocks and of his herds, to dress for the traveller that came to him; and he took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that came to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:6 - And he shall restore the lamb seven-fold, because he has not spared.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:5 - And the king commanded Joab and Abessa and Ethi, saying, Spare for my sake the young man Abessalom. And all the people heard the king charging all the commanders concerning Abessalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:16 - And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab spared the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:7 - But the king spared Memphibosthe son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the oath of the Lord that was between them, even between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:20 - And Giezi the servant of Elisaie said, Behold, my Lord has spared this Syrian Naiman, so as not to take of his hand what he has brought: as the Lord lives, I will surely run after him, and take somewhat of him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:15 - And the Lord God of their fathers sent by the hand of his prophets; rising early and sending his messengers, for he spared his people, and his sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:17 - And he brought against them the king of the Chaldeans, and slew their young men with the sword in the house of his sanctuary, and did not spare Sedekias, and had no mercy upon their virgins, and they led away their old men: he delivered all things into their hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:22 - and I told the Levites who were purifying themselves, and came and kept the gates, that they should sanctify the sabbath-day. Remember me, O God, for these things, and spare me according to the abundance of thy mercy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:10 - Let the grave be my city, upon the walls of which I have leaped: I will not shrink from it; for I have not denied the holy words of my God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:11 - Then neither will I refrain my mouth: I will speak being in distress; being in anguish I will disclose the bitterness of my soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:5 - And would there were strength in my mouth, and I would not spare the movement of my lips.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:13 - They surrounded me with spears, aiming at my reins: without sparing me they poured out my gall upon the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:13 - though he will not spare it, and will not leave it, but will keep it in the midst of his throat:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:22 - And God shall cast trouble upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:10 - And they stood aloof and abhorred me, and spared not to spit in my face.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:18 - He spares also his soul from death, and suffers him not to fall in war.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:3 - For who is he that hides counsel from thee? or who keeps back his words, and thinks to hide them from thee? and who will tell me what I knew not, great and wonderful things which I understood not?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:13 - (LXX 18:14) And spare thy servant the attack of strangers: if they do not gain the dominion over me, then shall I be blameless, and I shall be clear from great sin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:13 - (LXX 71:13) He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall deliver the souls of the needy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:50

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:50 - (LXX 77:50) He made a way for his wrath; he spared not their souls from death, but consigned their cattle to death;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:34 - For the soul of her husband is full of jealousy: he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:19 - By a multitude of words thou shalt not escape sin; but if thou refrain thy lips thou wilt be prudent.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:24 - He that spares the rod hates his son: but he that loves, carefully chastens him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:17 - The paths of life turn aside from evil; and the ways of righteousness are length of life. He that receives instruction shall be in prosperity; and he that regards reproofs shall be made wise. He that keeps his ways, preserves his own soul; and he that loves his life will spare his mouth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:27 - He that forbears to utter a hard word is discreet, and a patient man is wise.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:14 - A secret gift calms anger: but he that forbears to give stirs up strong wrath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:11 - Deliver them that are led away to death, and redeem them that are appointed to be slain; spare not thy help.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:25 - For who shall eat, or who shall drink, without him?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:18 - They shall break the bows of the young men; and they shall have no mercy on your children; nor shall their eyes spare thy children.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:6 - Having smitten a nation in wrath, with an incurable plague, smiting a nation with a wrathful plague, which spared them not, he rested in quiet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:2 - Enlarge the place of thy tent, and of thy curtains: fix the pins, spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy pins;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:1 - Cry aloud, and spare not; lift up thy voice as with a trumpet, and declare to my people their sins, and to the house of Jacob their iniquities.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:9 - out of all their affliction: not an ambassador, nor a messenger, but himself saved them, because he loved them and spared them: he himself redeemed them, and took them up, and lifted them up [fn]all the days of old.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:14 - And I will scatter them a man and his brother, and their fathers and their sons together: I will not have compassion, saith the Lord, and I will not spare, neither will I pity to save them from destruction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:10 - Thus saith the Lord to this people, They have loved to wander, and they have not spared, therefore God has not prospered them; now will he remember their iniquity.

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