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)
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G3521 — νηστεία
nēsteia · fasting · Greek
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Luke 2:37 · νηστείαιςand then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.Acts 14:23 · νηστειῶνPaul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.Acts 27:9 · νηστείανBy now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. So Paul advised them,2 Corinthians 6:5 · νηστείαις,in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger;2 Corinthians 11:27 · νηστείαιςin labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.