Definition
νηστεία, -ας, ἡ
(νηστεύω), [in LXX for צוֹם ;]
fasting, a fast;
(a) of voluntary abstinence from food: Matthew 17:21 (WH, R, txt., om.), Mark 9:29 (WH, txt., R, txt., om.), Luke 2:37, Acts 14:23; of the Day of Atonement, Acts 27:9;
(b) of involuntary abstinence: 2 Corinthians 6:5; 11:27.
Synonyms: ἀσιτία, q.v
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as νηστεία:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Luke 2:37νηστείαις · fasting…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 14:23νηστειῶν · fastingPaul 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 27:9Νηστείαν · FastBy now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. So Paul advised them,
- 2 Corinthians 6:5νηστείαις · [and] hunger…in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger;
- 2 Corinthians 11:27νηστείαις · without food…in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.