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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)

From νῆστις (G3523)

Greek Inflections of νηστεύω [?]

mGNT
20x in 12 unique form(s) TR
21x in 11 unique form(s) LXX
22x in 14 unique form(s)

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TDNT Reference: 4:924,632

Strong's Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

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

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Strong's Number G3522 matches the Greek νηστεύω (nēsteuō),
which occurs 21 times in 16 verses in the TR Greek.

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Mat 4:2 - καὶ νηστεύσας^G3522 ἡμέρας τεσσαράκοντα καὶ νύκτας τεσσαράκοντα ὕστερον ἐπείνασεν

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Mat 6:16 - Ὅταν δὲ νηστεύητε^G3522 μὴ γίνεσθε ὡσπερ οἱ ὑποκριταὶ σκυθρωποί ἀφανίζουσιν γὰρ τὰ πρόσωπα αὐτῶν ὅπως φανῶσιν τοῖς ἀνθρώποις νηστεύοντες·^G3522 ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἀπέχουσιν τὸν μισθὸν αὐτῶν

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Mat 6:17 - σὺ δὲ νηστεύων^G3522 ἄλειψαί σου τὴν κεφαλὴν καὶ τὸ πρόσωπόν σου νίψαι

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Mat 6:18 - ὅπως μὴ φανῇς τοῖς ἀνθρώποις νηστεύων^G3522 ἀλλὰ τῷ πατρί σου τῷ ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ· καὶ ὁ πατήρ σου ὁ βλέπων ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ ἀποδώσει σοι ἐν τῷ φανερῷ

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Mat 9:14 - Τότε προσέρχονται αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ Ἰωάννου λέγοντες Δια τί ἡμεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι νηστεύομεν^G3522 πολλά οἱ δὲ μαθηταί σου οὐ νηστεύουσιν^G3522

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Mat 9:15 - καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς Μὴ δύνανται οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ νυμφῶνος πενθεῖν ἐφ᾽ ὅσον μετ᾽ αὐτῶν ἐστιν ὁ νυμφίος ἐλεύσονται δὲ ἡμέραι ὅταν ἀπαρθῇ ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν ὁ νυμφίος καὶ τότε νηστεύσουσιν^G3522

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Mar 2:18 - Καὶ ἦσαν οἱ μαθηταὶ Ἰωάννου καὶ οἱ τῶν Φαρισαίων νηστεύοντες^G3522 καὶ ἔρχονται καὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῷ Δια τί οἱ μαθηταὶ Ἰωάννου καὶ οἱ τῶν Φαρισαίων νηστεύουσιν^G3522 οἱ δὲ σοὶ μαθηταὶ οὐ νηστεύουσιν^G3522

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Mar 2:19 - καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς Μὴ δύνανται οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ νυμφῶνος ἐν ᾧ ὁ νυμφίος μετ᾽ αὐτῶν ἐστιν νηστεύειν^G3522 ὅσον χρόνον μεθ᾽ ἑαυτῶν ἔχουσιν τὸν νυμφίον οὐ δύνανται νηστεύειν^G3522

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Mar 2:20 - ἐλεύσονται δὲ ἡμέραι ὅταν ἀπαρθῇ ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν ὁ νυμφίος καὶ τότε νηστεύσουσιν^G3522 ἐν ἐκείναις ταῖς ἡμέραῖς

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Luk 5:33 - Οἱ δὲ εἶπον πρὸς αὐτόν Δια τί Οἱ μαθηταὶ Ἰωάννου νηστεύουσιν^G3522 πυκνὰ καὶ δεήσεις ποιοῦνται ὁμοίως καὶ οἱ τῶν Φαρισαίων οἱ δὲ σοὶ ἐσθίουσιν καὶ πίνουσιν

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Luk 5:34 - ὁ δὲ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς Μὴ δύνασθε τοὺς υἱοὺς τοῦ νυμφῶνος ἐν ᾧ ὁ νυμφίος μετ᾽ αὐτῶν ἐστιν ποιῆσαι νηστεύειν^G3522

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Luk 5:35 - ἐλεύσονται δὲ ἡμέραι καὶ ὅταν ἀπαρθῇ ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν ὁ νυμφίος τότε νηστεύσουσιν^G3522 ἐν ἐκείναις ταῖς ἡμέραις

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Luk 18:12 - νηστεύω^G3522 δὶς τοῦ σαββάτου ἀποδεκατῶ πάντα ὅσα κτῶμαι

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Act 10:30 - καὶ ὁ Κορνήλιος ἔφη Ἀπὸ τετάρτης ἡμέρας μέχρι ταύτης τῆς ὥρας ἤμην νηστεύων,^G3522 καὶ τὴν ἐννάτην ὥραν προσευχόμενος ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ μου καὶ ἰδού, ἀνὴρ ἔστη ἐνώπιόν μου ἐν ἐσθῆτι λαμπρᾷ

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Act 13:2 - λειτουργούντων δὲ αὐτῶν τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ νηστευόντων^G3522 εἶπεν τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον Ἀφορίσατε δή μοι τὸν τε Βαρναβᾶν καὶ τὸν Σαῦλον εἰς τὸ ἔργον ὃ προσκέκλημαι αὐτούς

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Act 13:3 - τότε νηστεύσαντες^G3522 καὶ προσευξάμενοι καὶ ἐπιθέντες τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῖς ἀπέλυσαν

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