νῆστις, -ιος, ὁ, ἡ (νη-, neg. prefix, + ἐσθίω), in cl., chiefly poët., [in LXX: Dan LXX 6:18 (19) (טְוָת)* ;] not eating, fasting: Mat.15:32, Mrk.8:3.† (AS)
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G3523 — νῆστις
nēstis · fasting · Greek
2 tagged verse occurrences
Matthew 15:32 · νήστειςJesus summoned his disciples and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way.”Mark 8:3 · νήστειςIf I send them away fasting to their home, they will faint on the way, for some of them have come a long way.”