Strong's Greek · G1479
G1479 ethelothrēskeía
ἐθελοθρησκεία
eth-el-oth-race-ki'-ah
self-made religion
Looking for Hebrew H1479 gûwph? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G1479. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
ethelothrēskeía appears once in Scripture, in Colossians 2:23. In the Doxa app, open that verse, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
voluntary (arbitrary and unwarranted) piety, i.e. sanctimony
In the King James Version
will worship
Derivation
Appears 1 time in Scripture
“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.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
