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Lexicon :: Strong's G3522 - nēsteuō

Aa
νηστεύω
Transliteration
nēsteuō (Key)
Pronunciation
nace-tyoo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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TDNT Reference: 4:924,632

Strong’s Definitions

νηστεύω nēsteúō, nace-tyoo'-o; from G3523; to abstain from food (religiously):—fast.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's G3522 in the following manner: fast (21x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's G3522 in the following manner: fast (21x).

  1. to abstain as a religious exercise from food and drink: either entirely, if the fast lasted but a single day, or from customary and choice nourishment, if it continued several days

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
νηστεύω nēsteúō, nace-tyoo'-o; from G3523; to abstain from food (religiously):—fast.
STRONGS G3522:
νηστεύω; 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,(Luke 5:34,35); Luke 18:12; [(cf. 'Teaching' 8, 1 and Harnack or Schaff ad loc.)] Acts 10:30 R G; Acts 13:2,(Acts 13:3); or from customary and choice nourishment, if it continued several days, Matthew 4:2, cf. Matthew 11:18; νηστευει συνεχῶς καί ἄρτον ἐσθίει μόνον μετά ἁλατος καί τό πότον αὐτοῦ ὕδωρ, Acta Thom. § 20. (Aristophanes, Plutarch, mor., p. 626f; Aelian v. h. 5, 20; (Josephus, contra Apion 1, 34, 5 (where see Müller)); the Sept. for צוּן.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
4:2; 6:16; 6:17; 6:18; 9:14; 11:18
Mark
2:18; 2:19; 2:20
Luke
5:33; 5:34; 5:34; 5:35; 18:12
Acts
10:30; 13:2; 13:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3522 matches the Greek νηστεύω (nēsteuō),
which occurs 20 times in 15 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:2 - And after He had fasted G3522 for forty G5062 days G2250 and forty G5062 nights G3571, He [fn]then G5305 became hungry G3983.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:16

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“Now G1161 whenever G3752 you fast G3522, do not make G1096 a gloomy G4659 face G4659 as the hypocrites G5273 do, for they [fn]distort G853 their faces G4383 so G3704 that G3704 they will be noticed G5316 by people G444 when they are fasting G3522. Truly G281 I say G3004 to you, they have G568 their reward G3408 in full G568.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:17 - “But as for you, when you fast G3522, [fn]anoint G218 your head G2776 and wash G3538 your face G4383,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:18 - so G3704 that G3704 your fasting G3522 will not be noticed G5316 by people G444 but by your Father G3962 who G3588 is in secret G6058; and your Father G3962 who G3588 sees G991 what is done in secret G6058 will reward G591 you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:14 -

Then G5119 the disciples G3101 of John G2491 *came G4334 to Him, asking G3004, “Why G1223 G5101 do we and the Pharisees G5330 fast G3522, but Your disciples G3101 do not fast G3522?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:15 - And Jesus G2424 said G3004 to them, “The [fn]attendants G5207 of the groom G3567 cannot G1410 G3361 mourn G3996 as long G3745 as the groom G3566 is with them, can they? But the days G2250 will come G2064 when G3752 the groom G3566 is taken G522 away G522 from them, and then G5119 they will fast G3522.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:18 -

John’s G2491 disciples G3101 and the Pharisees G5330 were fasting G3522; and they *came G2064 and *said G3004 to Him, “Why G1223 G5101 do John’s G2491 disciples G3101 and the disciples G3101 of the Pharisees G5330 fast G3522, but Your disciples G3101 do not fast G3522?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:19 - And Jesus G2424 said G3004 to them, “While G1722 G3739 the groom G3566 is with them, [fn]the attendants G5207 of the groom G3567 cannot G1410 G3361 fast G3522, can they? As long G3745 G5550 as they have G2192 the groom G3566 with them, they cannot G1410 G3756 fast G3522.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:20 - “But the days G2250 will come G2064 when G3752 the groom G3566 is taken G522 away G522 from them, and then G5119 they will fast G3522, on that day G2250.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:33

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And they said G3004 to Him, “The disciples G3101 of John G2491 often G4437 fast G3522 and offer G4160 prayers G1162, the disciples of the Pharisees G5330 also G2532 do [fn]the same G3668, but Yours G4674 eat G2068 and drink G4095.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:34 - And Jesus G2424 said G3004 to them, “You cannot G1410 G3361 make G4160 the [fn]attendants G5207 of the groom G3567 fast G3522 while G1722 G3739 the groom G3566 is with them, can you?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:35 - “But the days G2250 will come G2064; and when G3752 the groom G3566 is taken G522 away G522 from them, then G5119 they will fast G3522 in those G1565 days G2250.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:12 - ‘I fast G3522 twice G1364 a week G4521; I pay G586 tithes G586 of all G3956 that I get G2932.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:2 - While they were [fn]serving G3008 the Lord G2962 and fasting G3522, the Holy G40 Spirit G4151 said G3004, “Set G873 Barnabas G921 and Saul G4569 apart G873 for Me for the work G2041 to which G3739 I have called G4341 them.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:3 - Then G5119, when they had fasted G3522, prayed G4336, and laid G2007 their hands G5495 on G2007 them, they sent G630 them away G630.
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