Lexicon nésteuó: To fast Original Word: νηστεύω Strong's Exhaustive Concordance to fast. From nestis; to abstain from food (religiously) -- fast. see GREEK nestis NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom néstis Definition to fast NASB Translation fast (14), fasted (2), fasting (4). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3522: νηστεύωνηστεύω; future νηστεύσω; 1 aorist (infinitive νηστεῦσαι (Luke 5:34 T WH Tr text)), participle νηστεύσας; (from νῆστις, which see); to fast (Vulg. and ecclesiastical writingsjejano), i. e. to abstain as a religious exercise from food and drink: either entirely, if the fast lasted but a single day, Matthew 6:16-18; Matthew 9:14; Mark 2:18-20; Luke 5:33,( Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word νῆστις (nēstis), meaning "fasting" or "without food."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • H6684 צָם (tsum): To fast, to abstain from food. Usage: The verb νηστεύω is used in the New Testament to describe the act of fasting, often as a religious observance or spiritual discipline. It appears in contexts where individuals or groups abstain from food for a period of time, typically for purposes of prayer, repentance, or seeking divine guidance. Context: The practice of fasting, denoted by the Greek verb νηστεύω, holds significant spiritual importance in the biblical narrative. In the New Testament, fasting is often associated with prayer and repentance, serving as a means of humbling oneself before God and seeking His will. Forms and Transliterations ενήστευες ενηστεύσα ενηστεύσαμεν ενήστευσαν ενηστεύσατο ενήστευσε νενηστεύκατέ νηστευειν νηστεύειν νηστεύετε νηστευητε νηστεύητε νηστευομεν νηστεύομεν νηστευοντες νηστεύοντες νηστευοντων νηστευόντων νηστεύουσι νηστευουσιν νηστεύουσιν νηστευσαι νηστεῦσαι νηστευσαντες νηστεύσαντες νηστευσας νηστεύσας νηστευσασών νηστεύσατε νηστεύσητε νηστευσουσιν νηστεύσουσιν νηστεύσωσιν νηστευω νηστεύω νηστευων νηστεύων nesteuein nesteúein nēsteuein nēsteúein nesteuete nesteúete nēsteuēte nēsteúēte nesteuo nesteúo nēsteuō nēsteúō nesteuomen nesteúomen nēsteuomen nēsteúomen nesteuon nesteúon nēsteuōn nēsteúōn nesteuontes nesteúontes nēsteuontes nēsteúontes nesteuonton nesteuónton nēsteuontōn nēsteuóntōn nesteuousin nesteúousin nēsteuousin nēsteúousin nesteusai nesteûsai nēsteusai nēsteûsai nesteusantes nesteúsantes nēsteusantes nēsteúsantes nesteusas nesteúsas nēsteusas nēsteúsas nesteusousin nesteúsousin nēsteusousin nēsteúsousinLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Matthew 4:2 V-APA-NMSGRK: καὶ νηστεύσας ἡμέρας τεσσεράκοντα NAS: And after He had fasted forty days KJV: And when he had fasted forty days INT: And having fasted days forty Matthew 6:16 V-PSA-2P Matthew 6:16 V-PPA-NMP Matthew 6:17 V-PPA-NMS Matthew 6:18 V-PPA-NMS Matthew 9:14 V-PIA-1P Matthew 9:14 V-PIA-3P Matthew 9:15 V-FIA-3P Mark 2:18 V-PPA-NMP Mark 2:18 V-PIA-3P Mark 2:18 V-PIA-3P Mark 2:19 V-PNA Mark 2:19 V-PNA Mark 2:20 V-FIA-3P Luke 5:33 V-PIA-3P Luke 5:34 V-ANA Luke 5:35 V-FIA-3P Luke 18:12 V-PIA-1S Acts 13:2 V-PPA-GMP Acts 13:3 V-APA-NMP Strong's Greek 3522 |