νηστεία

nēsteia

Greek G3521 Noun, feminine 5 occurrences in 5 verses

νηστεία 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)

Translation

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Concordance 5 verses

Luke 2:37 νηστείαις

and 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 νηστειῶν

Paul 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 Νηστείαν

By 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 νηστείαις

in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.