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Strong's #1479: ethelothreskeia (pronounced eth-el-oth-race-ki'-ah)

from 2309 and 2356; voluntary (arbitrary and unwarranted) piety, i.e. sanctimony:--will worship.




Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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ethelothrēskeia

1) voluntary, arbitrary worship

1a) worship which one prescribes and devises for himself, contrary to the contents and nature of faith which ought to be directed to Christ

1b) said of the misdirected zeal and the practice of ascetics

Part of Speech: noun feminine

Relation: from G2309 and G2356

Citing in TDNT: 3:155, 337




Usage:

This word is used 1 times:

Colossians 2:23: "indeed a show of wisdom in will-worship, and humility, and"









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