φείδομαι
Dep. "to spare", Lat. parcere:
I. "to spare" persons and things in war, i. e. "not destroy" them, c. gen., Hom., attic:—absol. "to spare, be merciful", Thuc.
II. "to spare" in using, "to refrain from using, use sparingly", ἵππων φειδόμενος, i. e. "taking care" of them, Il.; μὴ φείδεο σίτου Hes.; φείδεο τῶν νηῶν Hdt.; τι φειδόμεσθα τῶν λίθων; why "refrain from" using them? Ar.; φ. μήτε χρημάτων μήτε πόνων Plat.
2. absol. "to be sparing, be thrifty, live thriftily", Theogn.; οἱ γεωργοῦντες καὶ φειδόμενος Dem.:—this part is used as adj. = φειδωλός, Ar.:— adv. φειδομένως "sparingly", NTest., Plut.
III. "to draw back from", τοῦ κινδύνου Xen.; φείδου μηδὲν ὧνπερ ἐννοεῖς "shrink" not at all from that thou hast in mind, Soph.:—also c. inf. "to spare or cease" to do, "forbear" from doing, Eur.