νηστεύω (νῆστις), [in LXX for צוּם ;] to fast (Arist., Aristoph., al.): Mat.4:2 6:16-18 9:14-15 Mrk.2:18-20, Luk.5:33-35 18:12, Act.13:2-3.† (AS)
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G3522 — νηστεύω
nēsteuō · to fast · Greek
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Matthew 4:2 · νηστεύσαςAfter fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.Matthew 6:16 · νηστεύητε, · νηστεύοντες.When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.Matthew 6:17 · νηστεύωνBut when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,Matthew 6:18 · νηστεύωνso that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.Matthew 9:14 · νηστεύομεν · νηστεύουσιν;¶Then John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so often, but Your disciples do not fast?”Matthew 9:15 · νηστεύσουσιν.Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.Mark 2:18 · νηστεύοντες · νηστεύουσιν, · νηστεύουσιν;¶Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were often fasting. So people came to Jesus and asked, “Why don’t Your disciples fast like John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees?”Mark 2:19 · νηστεύειν; · νηστεύειν.Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them? As long as He is with them, they cannot fast.Mark 2:20 · νηστεύσουσινBut the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.Luke 5:33 · νηστεύουσινThen they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.”Luke 5:34 · νηστεῦσαι;Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?Luke 5:35 · νηστεύσουσινBut the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.”Luke 18:12 · νηστεύωI fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’Acts 13:2 · νηστευόντωνWhile they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”Acts 13:3 · νηστεύσαντεςAnd after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.