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Lexicon :: Strong's G3521 - nēsteia

Aa
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).
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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 5 times in 5 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:37 - and then as a widow G5503 to the age G2094 of eighty-four G3589 G5064. She did not leave G868 the temple G2413 grounds, serving G3000 night G3571 and day G2250 with fasts G3521 and prayers G1162.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:23 - When they had appointed G5500 elders G4245 for them in every G2596 church G1577, having prayed G4336 with fasting G3521, they entrusted G3908 them to the Lord G2962 in whom G3739 they had believed G4100.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:9 -

When considerable G2425 time G5550 had passed G1230 and the voyage G4144 was now G2235 dangerous G2000, since G1223 even G2532 the [fn]fast G3521 was already G2235 over G3928, Paul G3972 started admonishing G3867 them,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:5 - in beatings G4127, in imprisonments G5438, in [fn]mob G181 attacks G181, in labors G2873, in sleeplessness G70, in hunger G3521,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:27 - I have been in labor G2873 and hardship G3449, through G1722 many G4178 sleepless G70 nights G70, in hunger G3042 and thirst G1373, often G4178 without G3521 food G3521, in cold G5592 and [fn]exposure G1132.
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