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