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Spare, Sparingly

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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A — 1: φείδομαι

(Strong's #5339 — Verb — pheidomai — fi'-dom-ahee )

"to spare," i.e., "to forego" the infliction of that evil or retribution which was designed, is used with a negative in Acts 20:29; Romans 8:32; 11:21 (twice); 2 Corinthians 13:2; 2 Peter 2:4,5; positively, in 1 Corinthians 7:28; 2 Corinthians 1:3; rendered "forbear" in 2 Corinthians 12:6 . See FORBEAR.

Note: In Luke 15:17 , perisseuo, "to abound, have abundance," is translated "have enough and to spare."

B — 1: φειδομένως

(Strong's #5340 — Adverb — pheidomenos — fi-dom-en'-oce )

akin to A, "sparingly," occurs in 2 Corinthians 9:6 (twice), of sowing and reaping.

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Spare, Sparingly'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​s/spare-sparingly.html. 1940.
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