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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 had gone without food for forty days and forty nights, He became hungry.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:16 -

“And whenever you are fasting, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they put on a sad and dismal face [like actors, discoloring their faces with ashes or dirt] so that their fasting may be seen by men. I assure you and most solemnly say to you, they [already] have their reward in full.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:17 - “But when you fast, put oil on your head [as you normally would to groom your hair] and wash your face

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:18 - so that your fasting will not be noticed by people, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees [what is done] in secret will reward you.

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Then the disciples of John [the Baptist] came to Jesus, asking, “Why do we and the Pharisees often fast [as a religious exercise], but Your disciples do not fast?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:15 - And Jesus replied to them, “Can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:18 -

Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting [as a ritual]; and they came and asked Jesus, “Why are John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fasting, but Your disciples are not doing so?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:19 - Jesus answered, “The attendants of the bridegroom [fn]cannot fast while the bridegroom is [still] with them, can they? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:20 - “But the days will come when the bridegroom is [forcefully] [fn]taken away from them, and they will fast at that time.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:33 -

Then they said to Him, “The disciples of John [the Baptist] often practice fasting and offer prayers [of special petition], and so do the disciples of the Pharisees; but Yours eat and drink.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:34 - Jesus said to them, “Can you make the wedding guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:35 - “But days [for mourning] will come when the bridegroom is [forcefully] taken away from them. They will fast in those days.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:12 - ‘I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that 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 (Paul) 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 fasting and praying, they laid their hands on them [in approval and dedication] and sent them away [on their first journey].
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