Plesmone denotes the flesh's gratification, which Colossians 2:23 says severe bodily practices cannot restrain.

The attested use places πλησμονὴν in the contrast between severe treatment of the body and the flesh's gratification, which such practices are said not to oppose in Colossians 2:23.

1. Fleshly gratification resisted in vain · dominant

   In Colossians 2:23, the accusative singular feminine form occurs in the clause contrasting severe treatment of the body with its lack of value against the flesh's gratification. The APB renders the closing clause, "but they are of no value against the gratification of the flesh."

   Colossians 2:23

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Colossians 2:23, the APB presents the clause as "against the gratification of the flesh." That wording confirms the clause's overall contrast without isolating every element of the Greek.