Greek - English Dictionary
G5339 - Forbear
| Strong's No.: | G5339 |
| Greek: | φείδομαι |
| Transliteration: | pheidomai |
| Phonetic: | fi'-dom-ahee |
| Word Origin: | Of uncertain affinity |
| Bible Usage: | forbear spare. |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | to be chary of that is (subjectively) to abstain or (objectively) to treat leniently |
| Thayers Definition: | 1. to spare 2. to abstain |
| Bible References:
Forbear |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
forbear ( 1 )
spare ( 4 )
spared ( 4 )
sparing ( 1 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.