Pheidomai φείδομαι

Pheidomai (Greek φείδομαι, Strong's G5339) is a Greek verb meaning “to spare”. It occurs 10 times in 9 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Pheidomai, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Acts

• Acts 20:29
  For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.

Romans

• Romans 8:32
  He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?
• Romans 11:21
  For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.For if God did not spare the natural branches, He will certainly not spare you either.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 7:28
  But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.But if you do marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.

2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 1:23
  Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.
• 2 Corinthians 12:6
  For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me.Even if I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me,
• 2 Corinthians 13:2
  I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, I will not spare:I already warned you the second time I was with you. So now in my absence I warn those who sinned earlier and everyone else: If I return, I will not spare anyone,

2 Peter

• 2 Peter 2:4
  For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
• 2 Peter 2:5
  And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).