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Lexicon :: Strong's G3522 - nēsteuō

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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 Box Mat 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:2 - After he fasted forty days and forty nights he was famished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:16 - "When you fast, do not look sullen like the hypocrites, for they make their faces unattractive so that people will see them fasting. I tell you the truth, they have their reward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:17 - When you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:18 - so that it will not be obvious to others when you are fasting, but only to your Father who is in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:14 - Then John's disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don't fast?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:15 - Jesus said to them, "The wedding guests cannot mourn while the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days are coming when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:18 - Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. So they came to Jesus and said, "Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples don't fast?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:19 - Jesus said to them, "The wedding guests cannot fast while the bridegroom is with them, can they? As long as they have the bridegroom with them they do not fast.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:20 - But the days are coming when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and at that time they will fast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:33 - Then they said to him, "John's disciples frequently fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours continue to eat and drink."

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:34 - So Jesus said to them, "You cannot make the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:35 - But those days are coming, and when the bridegroom is taken from them, at that time they will fast."

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:12 - I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of everything I get.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:2 - While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:3 - Then, after they had fasted and prayed and placed their hands on them, they sent them off.
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