verb
feidemō
Greekφείδομαι (feidomai)
Strong’sG5339
I spare, abstain
stem feid-10 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
φείδομαι
[in LXX for חמל, חוּס, חשׂךְ, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5339 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfi'-dom-ahee
to be chary of, i.e. (subjectively) to abstain or (objectively) to treat leniently
Fromof uncertain affinity;
King Jamesforbear, spare.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| feidemōφείδομαι | happening now · Ipresent middle indicative 1st person singular | spare | 2× |
| feidemiφείσομαι | will happen · Ifuture middle indicative 1st person singular | spare | 1× |
| feidetiφείσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular | spare | 1× |
| feidetaἐφείσατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | spare | 4× |
| feiderōtosφειδόμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular masculine | spare | 1× |
| feiderōtoisφειδόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine | sparing | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 8 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | feidemō2×φείδομαι | feideme | feidemi1×φείσομαι | feidema | feidemē | feidemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | feidesō | feidese | feidesi | feidesa | feidesē | feideselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | feidetō | feidete | feideti1×φείσεται | feideta4×ἐφείσατο | feidetē | feidetelē |
| we 1st person plural | feidenō | feidene | feideni | feidena | feidenē | feidenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | feidevō | feideve | feidevi | feideva | feidevē | feidevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | feidelō | feidele | feideli | feidela | feidelē | feidelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | feidemeiō | feidemeia | feidemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | feideseiō | feideseia | feideseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | feideteiō | feideteia | feideteiē |
| we 1st person plural | feideneiō | feideneia | feideneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | feideveiō | feideveia | feideveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | feideleiō | feideleia | feideleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | feidesōr | feidesar | feidesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | feidetōr | feidetar | feidetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | feidevōr | feidevar | feidevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | feidelōr | feidelar | feidelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | feidemoiō | feidemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | feidesoiō | feidesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | feidetoiō | feidetoia |
| we 1st person plural | feidenoiō | feidenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | feidevoiō | feidevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | feideloiō | feideloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | feiderō | feideri | feidera | feiderē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | feiderōtos2×φειδόμενος | feideritos | feideratos | feiderētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
feid 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
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
feidemō“spare”happening now · Ipresent middle indicative 1st person singular2×
1 Corinthians 7:28“spare”ean de kai gamaseia, ouk hamartasa. kai ean gamateia tas parthenas, ouk hamartata. thlipsian de ta sarxa echali tois toioutois, mis de vu feidemō.But if you do marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.
2 Corinthians 12:6“refrain”ean gar thelameia kauchera, ouk emi afrōnos, alētheian gar legami; feidemō de, mē tinos eis min logizeteia huper hem blepatō min ē akouatō tinem ek mu,Even if I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me,
feidemi“spare”will happen · Ifuture middle indicative 1st person singular1×
2 Corinthians 13:2“spare”prolegamē kai prolegamō hōs pareiarōtos tem deuterem kai apeiarōtos nun, toi proamartanarētoi kai toi loipoi pantoi, hoti ean erchameia eis tem palin ouk feidemi,I already warned you the second time I was with you. So now in my absence I warn those who sinned earlier and everyone else: If I return, I will not spare anyone,
feideti“spare”will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Romans 11:21“spare”ei gar tos theos toiu kata fusian kladoiu ouk feideta, oude su feideti.For if God did not spare the natural branches, He will certainly not spare you either.
feideta“spare”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular4×
Romans 8:32“spare”hos ge tou idiou huiou ouk feideta, alla huper nu pantoiu paradōata auton, pōs ouchi kai sun auto teim panteim ni charizeti?He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?
Romans 11:21“spare”ei gar tos theos toiu kata fusian kladoiu ouk feideta, oude su feideti.For if God did not spare the natural branches, He will certainly not spare you either.
2 Peter 2:4“spare”Ei gar tos theos angeloiu hamartaratoiu ouk feideta, alla seirai zofou tartararatos paradōata eis krisian tērirōtoin,For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
2 Peter 2:5“spare”kai archaiou kosmou ouk feideta, alla ogdoon Nōe dikaiosunau kēruxon fulassata, kataklusmon kosmo aseboiu epagaratos,if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;
feiderōtos“spare”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular masculine1×
2 Corinthians 1:23“spare”Mis de marturon ton theon epikalemō epi tan ēman psuchan, hoti feiderōtos vu ouketi erchama eis Korinthan.I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.
feiderōtois“sparing”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 20:29“sparing”mis oidamē hoti eisercheli meta tan afixian mu lukois baruois eis vin mē feiderōtois teu poimnieu,I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.