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Lexicon :: Strong's G3521 - nēsteia

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νηστεία
Transliteration
nēsteia (Key)
Pronunciation
nace-ti'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:924,632

Strong’s Definitions

νηστεία nēsteía, nace-ti'-ah; from G3522; abstinence (from lack of food, or voluntary and religious); specially, the fast of the Day of Atonement:—fast(-ing).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G3521 in the following manner: fasting (7x), feast (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G3521 in the following manner: fasting (7x), feast (1x).

  1. a fasting, fast

    1. a voluntary, as a religious exercise

      1. of private fasting

      2. the public fast as prescribed by the Mosaic Law and kept yearly on the great day of atonement, the tenth of the month of Tisri (the month Tisri comprises a part of our September and October); the fast accordingly, occurred in the autumn when navigation was usually dangerous on account of storms

    2. a fasting caused by want or poverty

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
νηστεία nēsteía, nace-ti'-ah; from G3522; abstinence (from lack of food, or voluntary and religious); specially, the fast of the Day of Atonement:—fast(-ing).
STRONGS G3521:
νηστεία, νηστείας, ἡ (νηστεύω, which see), a fasting, fast, i. e. abstinence from food, and
a. voluntary, as a religious exercise: of private fasting, Matthew 17:21 (T WH omit; Tr brackets the verse); Mark 9:29 (T WH omit; Tr marginal reading brackets); Luke 2:37; Acts 14:23; 1 Corinthians 7:5 Rec. of the public fast prescribed by the Mosaic Law (Leviticus 16:29ff; 23:27ff (BB. DD. under the word, and for references to Strabo, Philo, Josephus, Plutarch, see Sophocles' Lexicon, under the word, 1)) and kept yearly on the great day of atonement, the tenth of the month Tisri: Acts 27:9 (the month Tisri comprises a part of our September and October (cf. B. D. under the word (at end)); the fast, accordingly, occurred in the autumn, ἡ χειμέριος ὥρα, when navigation was usually dangerous on account of storms, as was the case with the voyage referred to).
b. a fasting to which one is driven by want: 2 Corinthians 6:5; 2 Corinthians 11:27; (Hippocrates, Aristotle, Philo, Josephus, Plutarch, Aelian, Athen., others; the Sept. for צום).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Leviticus
16:29; 23:27
Matthew
17:21
Mark
9:29
Luke
2:37
Acts
14:23; 27:9
1 Corinthians
7:5
2 Corinthians
6:5; 11:27

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3521 matches the Greek νηστεία (nēsteia),
which occurs 26 times in 22 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:16 - καὶ ἐζήτησεν Δαυιδ τὸν θεὸν περὶ τοῦ παιδαρίου καὶ ἐνήστευσεν Δαυιδ νηστείαν G3521 καὶ εἰσῆλθεν καὶ ηὐλίσθη ἐν σάκκῳ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:9 - (LXX 20:9)καὶ ἐγέγραπτο ἐν τοῖς βιβλίοις λέγων νηστεύσατε νηστείαν G3521 καὶ καθίσατε τὸν Ναβουθαι ἐν ἀρχῇ τοῦ λαοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:12 - (LXX 20:12)ἐκάλεσαν νηστείαν G3521 καὶ ἐκάθισαν τὸν Ναβουθαι ἐν ἀρχῇ τοῦ λαοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:3 - καὶ ἐφοβήθη καὶ ἔδωκεν Ιωσαφατ τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ἐκζητῆσαι τὸν κύριον καὶ ἐκήρυξεν νηστείαν G3521 ἐν παντὶ Ιουδα

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:21 - καὶ ἐκάλεσα ἐκεῖ νηστείαν G3521 ἐπὶ τὸν ποταμὸν Αουε τοῦ ταπεινωθῆναι ἐνώπιον θεοῦ ἡμῶν ζητῆσαι παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ ὁδὸν εὐθεῖαν ἡμῖν καὶ τοῖς τέκνοις ἡμῶν καὶ πάσῃ τῇ κτήσει ἡμῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:1 - καὶ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ εἰκοστῇ καὶ τετάρτῃ τοῦ μηνὸς τούτου συνήχθησαν οἱ υἱοὶ Ισραηλ ἐν νηστείᾳ G3521 καὶ ἐν σάκκοις

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:13 - (LXX 34:13)ἐγὼ δὲ ἐν τῷ αὐτοὺς παρενοχλεῖν μοι ἐνεδυόμην σάκκον καὶ ἐταπείνουν ἐν νηστείᾳ G3521 τὴν ψυχήν μου καὶ ἡ προσευχή μου εἰς κόλπον μου ἀποστραφήσεται

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:10 - (LXX 68:11)καὶ συνέκαμψα ἐν νηστείᾳ G3521 τὴν ψυχήν μου καὶ ἐγενήθη εἰς ὀνειδισμὸν ἐμοί

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:24 - (LXX 108:24)τὰ γόνατά μου ἠσθένησαν ἀπὸ νηστείας G3521 καὶ ἡ σάρξ μου ἠλλοιώθη δι᾽ ἔλαιον

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:13 - οὐ προσθήσεσθε ἐὰν φέρητε σεμίδαλιν μάταιον θυμίαμα βδέλυγμά μοί ἐστιν τὰς νουμηνίας ὑμῶν καὶ τὰ σάββατα καὶ ἡμέραν μεγάλην οὐκ ἀνέχομαι νηστείαν G3521 καὶ ἀργίαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 58:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:3 - λέγοντες τί ὅτι ἐνηστεύσαμεν καὶ οὐκ εἶδες ἐταπεινώσαμεν τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν καὶ οὐκ ἔγνως ἐν γὰρ ταῖς ἡμέραις τῶν νηστειῶν G3521 ὑμῶν εὑρίσκετε τὰ θελήματα ὑμῶν καὶ πάντας τοὺς ὑποχειρίους ὑμῶν ὑπονύσσετε

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 58:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:5 - οὐ ταύτην τὴν νηστείαν G3521 ἐξελεξάμην καὶ ἡμέραν ταπεινοῦν ἄνθρωπον τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ οὐδ᾽ ἂν κάμψῃς ὡς κρίκον τὸν τράχηλόν σου καὶ σάκκον καὶ σποδὸν ὑποστρώσῃ οὐδ᾽ οὕτως καλέσετε νηστείαν G3521 δεκτήν

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 58:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:6 - οὐχὶ τοιαύτην νηστείαν G3521 ἐγὼ ἐξελεξάμην λέγει κύριος ἀλλὰ λῦε πάντα σύνδεσμον ἀδικίας διάλυε στραγγαλιὰς βιαίων συναλλαγμάτων ἀπόστελλε τεθραυσμένους ἐν ἀφέσει καὶ πᾶσαν συγγραφὴν ἄδικον διάσπα

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 36:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:6 - (LXX 43:6)καὶ ἀναγνώσῃ ἐν τῷ χαρτίῳ τούτῳ εἰς τὰ ὦτα τοῦ λαοῦ ἐν οἴκῳ κυρίου ἐν ἡμέρᾳ νηστείας G3521 καὶ ἐν ὠσὶ παντὸς Ιουδα τῶν ἐρχομένων ἐκ πόλεως αὐτῶν ἀναγνώσῃ αὐτοῖς

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 36:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:9 - (LXX 43:9)καὶ ἐγενήθη ἐν τῷ ἔτει τῷ ὀγδόῳ βασιλεῖ Ιωακιμ τῷ μηνὶ τῷ ἐνάτῳ ἐξεκκλησίασαν νηστείαν G3521 κατὰ πρόσωπον κυρίου πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ἐν Ιερουσαλημ καὶ οἶκος Ιουδα

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:3 - καὶ ἔδωκα τὸ πρόσωπόν μου πρὸς κύριον τὸν θεὸν τοῦ ἐκζητῆσαι προσευχὴν καὶ δεήσεις ἐν νηστείαις G3521 καὶ σάκκῳ καὶ σποδῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:14 - ἁγιάσατε νηστείαν G3521 κηρύξατε θεραπείαν συναγάγετε πρεσβυτέρους πάντας κατοικοῦντας γῆν εἰς οἶκον θεοῦ ὑμῶν καὶ κεκράξατε πρὸς κύριον ἐκτενῶς

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:12 - καὶ νῦν λέγει κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὑμῶν ἐπιστράφητε πρός με ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας ὑμῶν καὶ ἐν νηστείᾳ G3521 καὶ ἐν κλαυθμῷ καὶ ἐν κοπετῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:15 - σαλπίσατε σάλπιγγι ἐν Σιων ἁγιάσατε νηστείαν G3521 κηρύξατε θεραπείαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:5 - (LXX 3:5)καὶ ἐνεπίστευσαν οἱ ἄνδρες Νινευη τῷ θεῷ καὶ ἐκήρυξαν νηστείαν G3521 καὶ ἐνεδύσαντο σάκκους ἀπὸ μεγάλου αὐτῶν ἕως μικροῦ αὐτῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 7:5 - (LXX 7:5)εἰπὸν πρὸς ἅπαντα τὸν λαὸν τῆς γῆς καὶ πρὸς τοὺς ἱερεῖς λέγων ἐὰν νηστεύσητε ἢ κόψησθε ἐν ταῖς πέμπταις ἢ ἐν ταῖς ἑβδόμαις καὶ ἰδοὺ ἑβδομήκοντα ἔτη μὴ νηστείαν G3521 νενηστεύκατέ μοι

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 8:19 - (LXX 8:19)τάδε λέγει κύριος παντοκράτωρ νηστεία G3521 ἡ τετρὰς καὶ νηστεία G3521 ἡ πέμπτη καὶ νηστεία G3521 ἡ ἑβδόμη καὶ νηστεία G3521 ἡ δεκάτη ἔσονται τῷ οἴκῳ Ιουδα εἰς χαρὰν καὶ εἰς εὐφροσύνην καὶ εἰς ἑορτὰς ἀγαθὰς καὶ εὐφρανθήσεσθε καὶ τὴν ἀλήθειαν καὶ τὴν εἰρήνην ἀγαπήσατε
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