νηστεία nēsteia · G3521

fasting

νηστεία, -ας, ἡ; (νηστεύω), [in LXX for צוֹם ; ] ; fasting, a fast; (a) of voluntary abstinence from food: Mat.17:21 (WH, R, txt., om.), Mrk.9:29 (WH, txt., R, txt., om.), Luk.2:37, Act.14:23; of the Day of Atonement, Act.27:9; (b) of involuntary abstinence: 2Co.6:5 11:27.†; SYN.: ἀσιτία, q.v (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

νηστ-εία, ἡ, ; fast, νηστεῖαι καὶ ὁρταί []; νηστείας ὄζειν []; at Athens, name for the third day of the Thesmophoria, []

Where it's used 8 times

Matthew 17:21 · Mark 9:29 · Luke 2:37 · Acts 14:23 · Acts 27:9 · 1 Corinthians 7:5 · 2 Corinthians 6:5 · 2 Corinthians 11:27

Source: TBESG G3521; TFLSJ G3521

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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