noun · feminine
ethelothrēskias
Greekἐθελοθρησκία (ethelothrēskia)
Strong’sG1479
arbitrary worship
stem ethelothrēski-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† ἐθελο-θρησκία (Rec. -εία), -ας, ἡ,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1479 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | ethelothrēskias | ethelothrēskiais |
| object accusative | ethelothrēskian | ethelothrēskiain |
| direct address vocative | ethelothrēskiar | ethelothrēskiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | ethelothrēskiau | ethelothrēskiaiu |
| to, for dative | ethelothrēskia1×ἐθελοθρησκίᾳ | ethelothrēskiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
ethelothrēskia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
ethelothrēskia“self-made religion”to, fordative singular1×
Colossians 2:23“self-made religion”hotineim atō logon men echarōteim sofiau en ethelothrēskia kai tapeinofrosuna kai afeidia sōmeu, ouk en tima tina pros plēsmonan tau sarxau.Such restrictions indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-prescribed worship, their false humility, and their harsh treatment of the body; but they are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.