to spare

Greek Verb

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)

to spare

Greek Verb

φείδομαι, [Refs 6th c.BC+]imperfect φείδοντο (without augment) even in [Refs 5th c.BC+] after a diphthong at the end of the preceding line: future φείσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+], Epic dialect πεφῐδήσομαι [Refs 8th c.BC+], later future passive in middle sense φ[ε]ισθήσομαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: aorist 1 ἐφεισάμην [Refs 6th c.BC+], Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular φείσατο [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist 2 πεφῐδόμην, used by [Refs 8th c.BC+], infinitive πεφιδέσθαι [Refs]: perfect participle πεφεισμένος [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; Epic dialect imperative πεφίδησο [Refs]; participle πεφιδημένος [Refs 4th c.AD+]:—spare: I) spare persons and things, e.g. in war, i.e. not destroy them, with genitive, Τρώων [Refs 8th c.BC+] [same place]; μὴ φείσῃ βίου spare not my life, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, spare, be merciful, [Refs] II) spare persons and things in using them, use sparingly, ἵππων φειδόμενος, i. e. taking care of them, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; φ. ὃν εἶχε βίον (βίον by attraction to the relative) [Refs 6th c.BC+] not to spare, i. e. to use or give freely, οὐδέ νυ τοῦ περ [δέπαος] φείσατο [Refs 8th c.BC+] II.2) absolutely, to be sparing, live thriftily, φείδεσθαι μὲν ἄμεινον [Refs 6th c.BC+]; frequently in participle φειδόμενος, η, ον, thrifty, [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc; ὄμμασι φειδομένοις with shrinking, shy eyes, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; αἱ μὴ φ. (i.e. μέλισσαι) the unthrifty ones, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; compare πεφεισμένως, φειδομένως. III) have consideration for, τῆς τοῦ λόγου συμμετρίας [Refs 1st c.AD+]: with negative, pay no heed to, οὔτ᾽ ἀνθρώπων φείδεται οὔτε θεῶν [Refs 4th c.BC+] IV) draw back from, refrain from, θαλάσσας [Refs 7th c.BC+]; τοῦ λέγειν, τοῦ ἀκολουθεῖν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, spare to do, forbear from doing, uncertain in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also φ. μή τι δρᾶσαι τῶν τυραννικῶν [Refs 5th c.BC+] V) in [Refs]have mercy upon, [LXX]; φ. περί τινος to keep one's hands off, [LXX] spare to hurt, [LXX]; φ. τι ἀπό τινος keep it off, Jb.[Refs]; φ. τῆς ψυχῆς ἀπὸ θανάτου[LXX]; φειδεύμενοι (from contraction φειδέομαι) is conjecture for φιλεύμεναι in [Refs 4th c.AD+]

Greek

Verb

to be chary of, i.e. (subjectively) to abstain or (objectively) to treat leniently; forbear, spare; of uncertain affinity