Strong's G1479 · Greek

θρησκεία

ethelothreskeia · eth-el-oth-race-ki'-ah

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

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

 1 *† ἐθελο-θρησκία (Rec. -εία ), -ας, ἡ , self-imposed worship : Col 2:23 (eccl.; cf. DB , iv, 923 a ; Cremer, 733).† 

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain