Lexical Definition
νηστεία nēsteía (nace-ti'-ah) fasting G:N-F
from νηστεύω
fast(-ing).
- abstinence (from lack of food, or voluntary and religious)
- specially, the fast of the Day of Atonement
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| νηστειῶν | fasting | Acts.14.23 |
| νηστειών | of your fasts | LXX.Isa.58.3 |
| νηστείᾳ | to fastings | 1Cor.7.5 |
| with fastings | Matt.17.21 • Mark.9.29 | |
| νηστείασ | fasting | LXX.Ps.109.24 |
| of fast | LXX.Jer.36.6 | |
| νηστείαν | a fast | LXX.1Kgs.21.9 • LXX.1Kgs.21.12 • LXX.2Chr.20.3 • LXX.Ezra.8.21 • LXX.Isa.58.6 • LXX.Joel.1.14 • LXX.Joel.2.15 • LXX.Jonah.3.5 |
| fast | LXX.Isa.58.5 • LXX.Isa.58.5 • LXX.Jer.36.9 • Acts.27.9 | |
| fasting | LXX.Isa.1.14 • LXX.Zech.7.5 | |
| their fasting | LXX.Esth.9.31 | |
| with fasting | LXX.2Sam.12.16 | |
| νηστείαισ | fasting | LXX.Dan.9.3 |
| fastings | 2Cor.6.5 • 2Cor.11.27 | |
| with fastings | Luke.2.37 | |
| νηστεία | fasting | LXX.Neh.9.1 • LXX.Ps.35.13 • LXX.Ps.69.10 • LXX.Joel.2.12 • LXX.Zech.8.19 • LXX.Zech.8.19 • LXX.Zech.8.19 • LXX.Zech.8.19 |
Abbott-Smith
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.
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 17:21 |
| Mark | 9:29 |
| Luke | 2:37 |
| Acts | 14:23 · 27:9 |
| 2 Corinthians | 6:5 · 11:27 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
νηστεία-εία, ἡ,
fast, νηστείαεῖαι καὶ ὁρταί [νηστείαείην φέρειν 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἀφορισμοί” 1.13 ">NT+5th c.BC+]; νηστείαείας ὄζειν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; at Athens, name for the third day of the Thesmophoria, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Isa.1.13 ☩ Acts.27.9