φείδομαι (pheidomai) means “to spare” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: fi'-dom-ahee Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
φείδομαι · pheidomai · to spare
φείδομαι [in LXX for חָמַל, חוּס, חָשַׂךְ, etc. ;] to spare: 2Co.13:2; with genitive of person(s), Act.20:29, Rom.8:32 11:21, 1Co.7:28, 2Co.1:23, 2Pe.2:4-5; with inf., to forbear, 2Co.12:6.† (AS)
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| spare | 3 |
| and will not spare | 1 |
| did not spare | 1 |
| he did not spare | 1 |
| i refrain | 1 |
| i will not spare anyone | 1 |
| to spare | 1 |
| want to spare | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| spared | 4 |
| spare | 3 |
| he | 1 |
| i forbear | 1 |
| i will | 1 |
| sparing | 1 |
| to spare | 1 |
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I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.
Read word by wordHe 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?
Read word by wordFor if God did not spare the natural branches, He will certainly not spare you either.
Read word by wordBut 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.
Read word by wordI call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.
Read word by wordEven 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,
Read word by wordI 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,
Read word by wordFor 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;
Read word by wordif 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;
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