Bible Dictionaries
Exercise, Bodily
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(1 Timothy 4:8 ). An ascetic mortification of the flesh and denial of personal gratification (Compare Colossians 2:23 ) to which some sects of the Jews, especially the Essenes, attached importance. Copyright Statement
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Exercise, Bodily'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/e/exercise-bodily.html. 1897.